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Volkswagen Canada's newly arrived 2011 Touareg marks a great leap forward in Volkswagen technology, says Auto Haus Volkswagen sales rep Nico Adam.
"Th...
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The need to lower costs and bring infrastructure under control are key drivers behind the greening efforts of many organizations," says Steve Harris, principal consultant with the Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) business at xwave, a Canadian IT company and provider to the federal government. "However, without a doubt, there's also a growing sense that greener IT really is a priority; it's something we need to focus on.
There are two types of "clouds:" public and private. "Public" in this context does not have government connotations but instead refers to IT services that are external to an organization - for example, software-as-a-service (SaaS). A private or "enterprise" cloud, meanwhile, is an IT environment that's managed internally, usually within larger organizations.
On the ...
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SPECIAL REPORT: TRAINING & EDUCATION - Northern Centre for Advanced Technology
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Schon, Donald A., Bish Sanyal and William J. Mitchell, editors.
Cambridge, Mass. and London, UK: MIT Press, 1999.
4ll pp.
ISBN 0-262-69199-x
$...
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For Iran to produce 20 per cent enriched uranium would require a more advanced technology that Iran doesn't possess," said a former Israeli Mossad operative, who follows Iran's nuclear development. "It would take Iran many more years to reach this capability.
Indeed, a careful reading of Ahmadinejad's instructions shows that Iran left the door open for more negotiations. "Iran would halt the enrichment process, if it receives the necessary fuel for its for its medical research facility from other sources," said Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran's atomic energy organization.
In the last few weeks, Iran was announcing almost every week the "successful launching" of various types of missiles, the "test-flying" of Iranian-made planes and other achievements of its military industry. [Ma...
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MINING - Northern Centre for Advanced Technology
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The man who led the assault on [Matthew Boger] was Tim Zaal, an influential white supremacist and the director of operations, recruitment and propaganda for the White Aryan Resistance. But in a turnaround that would seem to justify Rabbi [Marvin Hier]'s belief in miracles, Zaal abandoned his racist past and he, too, started volunteering at the museum to atone for his sins.
Boger and Zaal met accidentally at the museum one day and discoverd their past connection. "Looking into his eyes was how I recognized Tim," Boger said. "The eyes were what I remembered from that night.
Because the L.A. museum is targeting a young audience, most of the exhibits are interactive and rely on advanced technology to spark reflection and debate. The subject matter changes frequently to remain relevant in ...
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There's a major problem with human behaviour. Unlike elephants, humans have a great propensity to forget. In fact, they often forget to do the simplest of tasks such as taking medication on a regular basis. This pitfall can have dangerous consequences. Now, due to advanced technology, it's possible to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis (brittle bones) with just a single injection every year. And that's tough to forget!
Bones are constantly being built up and broken down, and as we age we lose one per cent of our bone mass every year. Eventually, if women, in particular, don't take precautions to prevent osteoporosis, their bones look like Swiss cheese and can suddenly snap like a dry twig.
A report in the New England Journal of Medicine offers a unique alternative medication Aclasta (zol...
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NEWS - Northern Centre for Advanced Technology