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Plugin Highway 2009 Conference

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:36:54 +0000

Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicles Conference 2009

With climate changes and fears of skyrocketing oil prices , the Plugin Conference 2009

focuses on the range of opportunities and challenges that Plug-in Hybrid Electrical Vehicle (PHEV) present for sustainable transportation.The Montreal exposition finishes tonight.
Members believe that the plugin alternative should be implemented on our highways.an exposition of phev vehicles is being viewed at Place des Jardin.
learn more ..http://www.pluginhighway.ca/

Montreal billionnaire , 7th space tourist, plans world artistic event to save water

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:33:29 +0000

Montreal billionaire , founder of Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberte

The first ever widely acknowledged artistic performance from space will be broadcast from the International Space Station on Oct. 9.

Orchestrated by Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte, who is set to launch to the station as a space tourist Sept. 30, the event will feature artists performing from 14 cities around the world, as well as Laliberte broadcasting from space.

Laliberte described the event, called “Moving Stars and Earth for Water,” as a “poetic social mission” to communicate the importance water has for the planet and its people.

Scientists have warned that water shortages rank with energy and food issues around the globe as top governmental issues now and in the future.

Bioware Recruiting establishment of a team of game developers

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:41:23 +0000

‘Doctors on Call’……the brilliance of Bioware

Bioware , a subsidiary of EA , ‘the media company and in-Game advertising, is establishing a team of developers in Montreal , Quebec.

Bioware is a great place to be in the games and industry right now.General manager of BioWare Dr Ray Muzyka and creative officer Greg

Zeschuk have forged a highly creative studio that is changing the face

of gaming.This is an exploding industry and Montreal is one of the center

posted at Inside EA

Why heart patients are more susceptible to depression

admin — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:53:27 +0000

A team from The Miriam Hospital, The Montréal Heart Institute, University of Montréal and McGill University has discovered certain genes related to vascular system that might help predict depression in individuals with heart disease.

They discovered that genetic variations involving endothelial dysfunction – a hallmark for vascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis – and platelet aggregation appear to contribute to depressive symptoms.

“Although further study is needed, our findings suggest that endothelial dysfunction may be a novel mechanism contributing to depressive symptoms among heart disease patients,” said McCaffery, who is also an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

The study is published in American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics. (ANI)

Health Care Blog

MUTEK – 2009 Montreal festival

Tue, 05 May 2009 02:49:01 +0000

Mutek, “the premier North American festival for forward-looking electronic music and digital creativity,” will happen this year from May 27th to May 31st in Montreal.

Mutek is an international festival of electronic music and digital creativity, which is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary this year from May 27 to 31 in Montreal, Canada. To say that Mutek is innovative is a huge understatement. This organization has been presenting the most forward thinking electronic music festival in North America since it’s inception. While showcasing well known artists such as Ricardo Villalobos, Atom Heart, Monolake, Pole, and Matthew Herbert, they also played a huge role in introducing and developing Canadian artists such as Akufen, Deadbeat, The Mole, Mathew Jonson, Pheek, and many more. The full list of artists who have participate in Mutek over the past 10 years is truly mindboggling, and can be found on their Myspace page. Mutek is a lot more than a music festival though, putting an incredible amount of care and attention into the visual presentation of the events, and providing panels and forums for attendees and participants to share ideas and meet like-minded people. Discovering Mutek was truly a lifechanging event for us, and we’re hoping to convince more of Brooklyn to head up to Montreal this year to check it out by bringing a small piece of the festival to you for one night only.

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/03/mutek_2009_mont.html

Fun Weekend , celebrating International Astronomy day

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:46:51 +0000

Astroday excitement

The International Astronomy Day in the International Astronomy Year is fast approaching.

Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2, 2009 – 8:00 p.m. – midnight

The RASC Montreal Centre and the Montreal Planetarium team up for a Star Party at the Morgan Arboretum

Should the skies be overcast, there will be astronomy presentations in the Arboretum’s Visitor’s Centre.
Location: Morgan Arboretum, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue

Saturday, May 1, 2009 – 12 noon – 6:00 p.m.

For and afternoon of creative fun, bring the family to the Visual Voice Art Gallery and participate in the Painted Universe

ocation: Visual Voice Art Gallery, 372 Ste-Catherine Street West, space 421, Montreal

Both events are free

Posted by: BettinaForget in RASC Montreal Centre IYA events

The RASC Montreal Centre has been very actively participating in the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA 2009).

he International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) is a global celebration of astronomy and its contributions to society and culture, highlighted by the 400th anniversary of the first use of an astronomical telescope by Galileo Galilei. The aim of the Year is to stimulate worldwide interest, especially among young people, in astronomy and science under the central theme “The Universe, Yours to Discover”.