Physorg (Free subscription) | yesterday
(PhysOrg.com) -- Why do some online ad campaigns go viral while other online marketing messages gather "cyber-dust" on the information superhighway? The key may lie in the motivation of Internet users to email that content to their social network, say researchers from Ryerson University and Simon Fraser University.
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
The second full weekend of CW interlocking play is scheduled for this weekend and thus far the Pacific Division leads by a solid 9-3 after games played two weekends ago... There will be 12 more interlocking games played this weekend with #2 UBC and UVic travelling to Winnipeg to face the Wesmen and Manitoba Bisons, while Calgary and Lethbridge face off in a pair of games against #8 Simon Fraser and...
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Wayne does his usual stellar job previewing the big Doerksen/Bekkering matchup as TWU hosts the Dinos Dinos, Top teams tip-off on west coast The Calgary Dinos finish off their pre-Christmas Canada West schedule with two tough games on the west coast, first on Friday against the Trinity Western Spartans (3-2), and then Saturday at Simon Fraser (5-0). Calgary, #4 in the CIS National Rankings, will look...
Newswise (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Why do some online ad campaigns go viral while other online marketing messages gather "cyber-dust" on the information superhighway? The key may lie in the motivation of Internet users to email that content to their social network, say researchers from Ryerson University and Simon Fraser University.
Pharmaceuticals Anonymous (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
http://thetyee.ca/Books/2009/11/23/PillHead/?utm_source=mondayheadlines&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=231109 'Pill Head' Addiction to painkillers is rampant. Part of the cure is this honest, informative true story. By Bess Lovejoy, 23 Nov 2009, TheTyee.ca The more you take, the more you want. Pill Head: The Secret Life of a Painkiller Addict Joshua Lyon Hyperion (2009) Joshua Lyon, a Brooklyn-based...
Textually (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
A Université de Montréal researcher has a special request for Canadian texters: "Everyone young and old, students and workers, artists and business people, no matter who you are, send me your text messages," says Patrick Drouin, a linguistics professor at the Université de Montréal who is overseeing the North-American leg of the international research project called...
Neatorama (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Strong emphasis on the word “early.” A research team at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada was able to temporarily stun worms with an ultraviolet light: The animals that scientists experimented with — pinhead-sized worms known as nematodes — stayed paralyzed even when the light was turned off. When exposed to ordinary light, the paralysis [...]
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
KANSAS CITY, MO (MARKET WIRE) For Simon Fraser University student Milun Tesovic, it all started with a love of technology and music. When Tesovic started Metroleap Media at age 15, he immediately recognized that the recording industry and the consumer were equally craving a better way to find music lyrics online. While simultaneously carrying a full course load of classes, Vancouver-based Tesovic created...
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Canada West schedule takes a break from the full interlock portion of the schedule with all games within the same divisions - all games are double headers - with the feature matchups likely #3 Calgary Dinos visiting Saskatoon to meet Saskatchewan Huskies who were in the Top 10 for much of the young season until a pair of losses on the very difficult road trip to UBC and UVic pushed the Dogs out. Before...
nufc1892 blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Scientists have developed a Star Trek-like phaser, capable of causing paralysis with a beam of light. However, anyone hoping that the machine will become a powerful new weapon could be disappointed, scientists have only proven the effect on worms. A phaser traditionally emits a beam capable of stunning or killing an enemy. Researchers have now found a way to paralyse tiny worms when they expose them...
Medgadget (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Scientists out of Simon Fraser University in Canada have developed a chemical switch that can paralyze C. elegans nematodes and bring them back to mobility when triggered by an external light. The JACS report describes development and successful testing of a photoswitch composed of the light-sensitive material, dithienylethene. The scientists grew transparent, pinhead-sized worms (C. elegans) and fed...
The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
British Columbia, Canada (AHN) – Reminiscent of Star Trek phasers and ray guns seen in Sci-fi movies and comic books, Canadian scientists are reporting development of an internal on-off “switch” that paralyzes animals when exposed to a beam of ultraviolet light. According to the researchers from Simon Fraser University the test subjects remain paralyzed even when [...]
Science - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The researchers at Simon Fraser University say the animals remain paralyzed until they are exposed to ordinary light....
Portland Transport (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
The not-to-be-missed annual appearance of Gordon Price at the PBOT/PSU Traffic and Transportation class. Open to the public: On Thursday 11/19, Gordon Price will give a free presentation on the effective integration of transportation in high-density environments with an emphasis on land use. If you've seen Price speak before, fear not! He always has a new presentation and a trick or two up his sleeve...
The Economist (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Sprinters are different from other people IS ATHLETIC prowess attained or innate? Those who have suffered the tongue-lashing of a tyrannical games master at school might be forgiven for doubting the idea that anyone and everyone is capable of great sporting achievement, if only they would put enough effort into it. Practice may make perfect, but not all are built in ways that make it worth bothering...
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