Month: March 2012
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Please Help Save the Rhinos Now!
In this video, Dr Joseph Okori, head of WWF’s (World Wildlife Fund’s) Rhino Programme in Africa, talks about the African rhino poaching crisis: Here is a letter from the Avaaz team urging us to sign the Avaaz’s petition in order to: raise a giant outcry and urge Europe to push for new protections to save…
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You’re Invited: Alliance Française’s End-of-March Events March 30 – 31, 2012
This is an update to my previous blog You’re Invited: Alliance Française’s Five Cultural Events in March 2012. You can end the month of March with these great events from Alliance Française: Practicing utopia : An Intellectual history of the french new town movement Friday/Vendredi, March 30 2012, 3:30pm Language: English/Anglais Admission: FREE/GRATUIT By/Par Rosemary…
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You’re Invited: Public Meeting on Toronto’s Wayfinding System March 28, 5 – 8 PM
This video introduces the world’s first Touchless Wayfinding System: “D-Sign worked closely with the Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Canada, to create a pilot system that would enable users to find their way to nearby locations in the airport. The system incorporated a multi-tiered menu structure, enabling users to select from categories such as Food and…
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Toronto’s Film and Television Industry 2011: Contributing Over $1 Billion to City’s Economy
The success and excitement of Film and Television Industry are shown in this video from Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), Ontario, Canada: We’ve Got it Going ON Video; soundtrack by Metric; voiceover by Emily Haines This is an update to my previous blog Toronto’s Film and Television Industry: Fantastic 2011 Year in Review March 26,…
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Health Hazard Alert: Updated List of Affected Ground Beef Products of Establishment 761
This is an update to my previous blog Updated Health Hazard Alert: Updated List of Affected Ground Beef Products of Establishment 761. Concerning certain frozen beef products that were manufactured by New Food Classics (1122 International Blvd., Suite 601, Burlington, Ontario, Canada), and recalled due to E. coli bacteria in certain frozen beef products, the Canadian…
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Survival International Alert: Awá Tribe Will Face Extinction Due to Intensive Logging
Brazil’s Awá rely on their forest home for survival but intensive logging poses a serious threat to their future as shown here: Survival International brings to our attention the ‘Genocide’ risk in Brazil despite UN push to end racism. The Awá: are a small tribe of around 355 people have survived brutal massacres as ranchers…
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Toronto’s Film and Television Industry: Fantastic 2011 Year in Review March 26, 2012 at 9:30 AM
This is an update to my previous blogs: Congrats to Canadians: Winning the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards Ontario Woos Hollywood to Create Jobs and Growth in Film and TV Industry Congrats to Toronto’s film and television industry for having the best year 2011 in a decade with more than…