This is definitely a bargain for firms and individuals using Twitter.
Chris Pirillo's new e-book 140 Twitter Tips, a 14-page PDF, offers useful and practical hints for all types of… [more]
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The Obama Administration recently announced the details of its $400 million multi-year Healthy Food Financing Initiative, which will expand access to nutritious foods for underserved urban and rural communities in… [more]
Accenture's new report "Jumping the boundaries of corporate IT: Accenture global research on Millennials' use of technology" looks at how Millennials across the world use IT. For this report, Accenture… [more]
Interested in tax law developments? Davies has put out a clear and easy to understand publication "US and Canada Tax Law: What to Watch for in 2010."
It reviews tax… [more]
I've been playing with start.io lately, a web tool that allows you to easily create your own custom homepage. You can fill your homepage with links to your favorite websites,… [more]
A recent InformationWeek article explores 7 key questions organizations must ask themselves about investing in social networking in 2010. The important questions include:
Is it necessary to have a corporate… [more]
The value and potential of Facebook and Twitter real-time updates are obvious. So obvious that companies and websites implementing real-time systems for themselves are gaining significant benefits. The report The… [more]
All Toronto public library branches now have free Wi-Fi Internet access. Anyone with a laptop or smartphone can now access the Internet for however long they want in any library… [more]
Check out The Globe and Mail's list of technology that you didn't know existed ten years ago but you now can't live without. Its a hoot. The tech on the… [more]
Are you a librarian/archivist who also happens to be a Grateful Dead fan? Your dream job awaits.
The University of California in Santa Cruz is looking for an archivist to… [more]
I was using Delicious for work and personal research. Then I read an article in Econtent magazine about iCyte and I just had to give it a try. Now, I'm… [more]
The Conference Board of Canada's new report "Bridging the Gaps: How to Transfer Knowledge in Today's Multigenerational Workplace (July 2008)" is full of ideas on how to transfer and retain… [more]
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Available online today are four new chapters of the publication Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report, which explores the socio-demographic and economic circumstances of Canadian women in general.
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The bill amends the Constitution Act, 1867 by readjusting the number of members and the representation of the provinces in the House of Commons.
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Ars Technica: Law & Disorder: Startup hopes to hack the immigration system with a floating incubatorBlueseed plans to buy a ship and turn it into a floating incubator anchored in international waters off the coast of California.
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Under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the flow of information out of Ottawa has slowed to a trickle.
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"…the IPC has exclusive jurisdiction to decide whether a record is in the custody or control of a university in the context of an access request…"
MLB Selected Case Summaries
These summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book.
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Aliens - Exclusion and expulsion - Power to detain and deport - Minister’s certificate - Review - Evidence
In 2002, Harkat was detained pursuant to a ministerial security certificate issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) as a person inadmissible to Canada on grounds ...
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Contracts - Formation of contract - Signing - Electronic signature
The plaintiff expressed an interest in purchasing the defendant’s (vendor’s) condo. The parties agreed to carry on their discussions through e-mail. Following an exchange of e-mails, the plaintiff claimed that the defendant was contractually bound to ...
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Barristers and Solicitors - Relationship with client - Confidential communications - General
The petitioner was a Receiver appointed in March 2009 by a California court over the assets of GJB Enterprises Inc. (a “Ponzi scheme”) and its principals, the Berkes (the GJB parties). The court ordered ...
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Practice - Costs - Funding before judgment - When interim or advance costs available
The plaintiffs were “direct to home” satellite based subscription program providers. Rex and other defendants offered “grey market” services to Canadian residents to facilitate the unauthorized reception in Canada of the plaintiffs’ ...
TalkLaw/ParLoi
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