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The Rap Guide to Evolution

2 days agoOdd : Neatorama

When aspiring rapper Baba Brinkman went to Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, he decided to mix a little rap into his studies in Medieval and Renaissance English Lit. In fact, he recreated Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in rap for his Master's thesis, thus making him the only peer-reviewed rapper in the world. Show More Summary

Complex Ecological Asemblages Are More Productive Than Monocultures

Experimental evidence that evolutionarily diverse assemblages result in higher productivityAuthor:1. Marc W. Cadotte (a)Affiliation:a. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON, Canada M1C 1A4;...Show More Summary

IceWEB Wins Major IceBOX Deployment for Ontario, Canada University

IceWEB Wins Major IceBOX Deployment for Ontario, Canada University -Infiltration into Education Sector Gains Significant Momentum- STERLING, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IceWEB™, Inc., -(OTCBB:IWEB)-an award winning Unified Data Storage appliance...Show More Summary

Research Letter Evaluates Calories, Fat, and Sodium Content in Restaurant Meals

A research letter by Mary R. L'Abbe, Ph.D., of the University of Toronto, Canada, and colleagues examined the nutritional profile of breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals from sit-down restaurants (SDR).

Research letter evaluates calories, fat, and sodium content in restaurant meals

A research letter by Mary R. L'Abbe, Ph.D., of the University of Toronto, Canada, and colleagues examined the nutritional profile of breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals from sit-down restaurants (SDR). (Online First) read more

The Copyright Pentalogy: Technological Neutrality

Last month, the University of Ottawa Press published The Copyright Pentalogy: How the Supreme Court of Canada Shook the Foundations of Canadian Copyright Law, an effort by many of Canada's leading copyright scholars to begin the process...Show More Summary

The Copyright Pentalogy: Standard of Review and the Courts

Last week the University of Ottawa Press published The Copyright Pentalogy: How the Supreme Court of Canada Shook the Foundations of Canadian Copyright Law, an effort by many of Canada's leading copyright scholars to begin the process of examining the long-term implications of the copyright pentalogy. Show More Summary

New E-Book on Canada's Top Copyright cases

University of Ottawa Press has published The Copyright Pentalogy: How the Supreme Court of Canada Shook the Foundations of Canadian Copyright Law available in print and as a free download under a Creative Commons licence. IndividualShow More Summary

Canadian Colleges Wooing US Students with Lower Tuition

With American college tuitions rising at a rate that far outpaces inflation – US public universities averaged $8,655 for tuition in 2012 – Canada has spotted an opening in the market, and is now wooing American students north. St. Clair...Show More Summary

Canada's D Films Signs Universal Studios DVD Deal

The distribution deal will see the studio's Canadian home entertainment arm release titles like Lee Daniels' "The Paperboy" country-wide. read more

Global Showbiz Briefs: BFI; ‘Doctor Who’; Yahoo & Dailymotion; Ukraine Piracy; Cineworld-Picturehouse; Televix; Universal & Canada’s D Films

BFI Lays Out Development Funding Recipients The British Film Institute has identified 20 UK production companies that will receive BFI Vision Awards 2013-15. The grants will provide up to £200K over two years to the companies for investment in slate development. Show More Summary

Government Spyware Hijacks Firefox: Mozilla Gets Irate

A new report from Citizen Lab, an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada, has revealed that Gamma International has been busy deceiving hundreds of internet users into installing its lethal … Continue reading ?

PSA: BlackBerry Q10 on sale in Canada, but only in Toronto

2 weeks agoTechnology / Gadgets : Engadget

Today marks one of the symbolically more important launches in the BlackBerry universe: the Q10, the first keyboard-equipped BB10 phone, is at last available on the company's Canadian home turf. As promised, customers with Bell, Rogers...Show More Summary

iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund Experiences Big Outflow

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund (AMEX: EWC) where we have detected an approximate $53.5 million dollar outflow — that’s a 1.2% decrease week over week (from 153,600,000 to 151,700,000). Click here to find out which 9 [...]

MorePhone: Paper-Thick Flexible Smartphone Curls Upon a Call

If you prefer to keep your phone on silent but end up with a bunch of missed calls and unread messages, you will love this bendable smartphone! Designed by researchers at Queen’s University Human Media Lab in Canada, the MorePhone is a smartphone that twists

New Study on Information Management in the Government of Canada

Isla Jordan, of the Carleton University Library, and Ulla de Stricker of de Stricker and Associates have co-authored a report on Information Management in the Canadian Federal Government: Principles, Practices and the Role of Information...Show More Summary

Less is more when it comes to investment choices, says new study

Toronto – The best investment portfolios are selected from the widest array of choices, right? Not so, says a new study authored by researchers at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management and the Bank of Canada. It says that a shorter "menu" of options is often better than a longer one. Show More Summary

Canada's distinctive tuya volcanoes reveal glacial, palaeo-climate secrets

Deposits left by the eruption of a subglacial volcano, or tuya, 1.8 million years ago could hold the secret to more accurate palaeo-glacial and climate models, according to new research by University of British Columbia geoscientists. The...Show More Summary

Toronto founders, angels, and VCs: we’re coming for you!

The Ontario ministry of economic development has invited VentureBeat to check out the center of the universe, AKA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. And I'm the lucky guinea pig.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Complete Broadcast Info for Local and National Telecasts

The second season begins this week for the National Hockey League, and networks both in the United States and Canada are gearing up for total max coverage of Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In the United States, NBC Universal will be airing every game on NBC, NBC Sports Network and CNBC. Show More Summary

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