The Web Scene (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
Simon Fraser University (SFU) doctorate student Cheng-Hsin Hsu, along with SFU graduate students Yi Liu and Cong Ly, and their supervisor Mohamed Hefeeda, has designed algorithms and prototypes of mobile TV base stations that enable devices such as cell phones to receive TV programming. Similar technologies are already available in Europe and Asia, but Hsu [...]
Quillblog (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
After the success of BookCamp Toronto – the daylong book-themed “unconference” that took place in Toronto last month – the concept is being exported to Vancouver, where a group of BookCamp TO alumni and other book enthusiasts have put together BookCamp Vancouver. The event will take place on Friday, Oct. 16, at Simon Fraser University’s [...]
Information to Fire the Imagination... (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Recent revelations concerning the U.S. importing Taliban members into Iraq to foster false flag terrorism is merely the tip of the iceberg when compared to the U.S. intelligence complex’s multi-decade history in sponsoring Sunni Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist groups around the world. Wayne Madsen recently revealed how Taliban fighters were being imported from Afghanistan into Iraq to attack civilians...
Out Of Left Field (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
On a per-team basis, Canada West is best at providing a pipeline to the CFL. Last year this time , Duane Rollins provided a complete list of Canadian-trained players on CFL rosters. It provides a thumbnail sketch about how Canadian Interuniversity Sport players are faring in the pros. It's timely, with alumni such as Andy Fantuz (Western, pictured near right ) becoming an impact receiver for the Saskatchewan...
Fanster - All Sports. All Phoenix. (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
A study measuring NHL scouting success was relased last week by Simon Fraser University and the Phoenix Coyotes didn't fare well as the team came in tied for last among all teams.
eLearning Moments (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Wosk Centre for Dialogue My undergraduate alma mater in Vancouver, Simon Fraser University , is launching a Certificate in Dialogue and Civic Engagement program. Much of the course is held at the Morris J Wosk Centre For Dialogue in Vancouver. An engaged and activated citizenry is good for democracy and for the communities in which we live. Citizens who are connected with each other and their local...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
A selection of images from Wisdom's exhibit at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver.
Carbon-Based (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Reuters : Climate change has contributed to a flattening of the complex, multi-layered architecture of Caribbean coral reefs, compromising their role as a nursery for fish stocks and a buffer against tropical storms, a study shows. The analysis of 500 surveys of 200 reefs, conducted between 1969 and 2008, showed the most complex types of reef had been virtually wiped out across the entire Caribbean....
Torontoist (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
Photo of BookCamp sessions by Chloe Ellingson. Last February, when three of the four major publishers in Canada pulled out of Toronto's annual book industry trade show, BookExpo sadly bit the dust . The collective feeling, particularly amongst small press publishers and indie booksellers, was “where do we meet now?” The book industry is in trouble, and even major publishers are scared...
HEALTH EQUITY (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
Does ratification of human-rights treaties have effects on population health? Alexis Palmer, Jocelyn Tomkinson, Charlene Phung, Nathan Ford, Michel Joff res, Kimberly A Fernandes, Leilei Zeng, Viviane Lima, Julio S G Montaner, Gordon H Guyatt, Edward J Mills Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada (A Palmer MPH, J Tomkinson MPH, C Phung MPH, N Ford, M Joff res MD,...
Today's Inspiration (Free subscription) | 06/03/2009
Recently David Apatoff wrote about his fondness for artists who 'draw a crowd' . "Most artists working under a deadline look for shortcuts. They do a good job, but they want to complete a picture as efficiently as possible and get paid," wrote David. "But some artists just seem to love making marks on paper, and they regularly create unnecessarily grand challenges for themselves, like...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/29/2009
Blood tests show that the animals at 'Stingray City' in the Cayman Islands have weaker immune systems and are in poorer health than those left undisturbed It features regularly on lists of things people want to do before they die, but swimming with stingray may not be the life-enhancing experience expected – at least not for the animals. A new study has revealed that stingray at a tourist hotspot...
Catalogablog (Free subscription) | 05/27/2009
The Public Knowlege Project Conference looks good. The Public Knowledge Project is dedicated to improving the scholarly and public quality of research. It operates through a partnership among the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, the Simon Fraser University Library, the School of Education at Stanford University, and the Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing at Simon Fraser...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 05/22/2009
He won fame for his design of Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. He also designed the Canadian Embassy in Washington. The Los Angeles project nearly proved his financial undoing. Arthur Erickson, the prominent Canadian architect who designed the campus of Simon Fraser University, Robson Square in Vancouver and the Canadian Embassy in Washington, and whose work on the California Plaza towers in downtown...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 05/21/2009
Arthur Erickson, Canada's most famous architect, whose work included Roy Thomson Hall and Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, died yesterday, his family said in a release. No cause of death was announced.
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