ipod creater Tony Fadell leaving Apple after 9 years to go green

Tony Fadell, one of the integral creators of the iPod, has resigned from his position at Apple, a move that ends a nine year relationship with Cupertino - a period that spanned a tremendous era of growth, much of which Fadell was personally responsible for.

Widely referred to as the godfather of the iPod, Fadell spent seven years as the Senior VP of the iPod division at Apple and another two years consulting Apple as the company hit new highs, both in consumer popularity and Wall Street dominance. In his last two years, Fadell worked closely with Steve Jobs and essentially served as a personal adviser to the Apple boss.

Interestingly, Fadell's days at Apple began when he joined the iPod engineering team nearly a decade ago. Fadell would even become head of the department when he replaced Jon Rubenstein. Does that name sound familiar? Rubenstein is now Palm's CEO. And while his name was not widely known or acclaimed, Fortune magazine cited Fadell as one of the chief architects of the modern portable music player.

Although Apple hasn't publicly offered comment on Fadell's departure, some are curious as to why he would choose this exciting time at his company to bid farewell. Fadell, however, tells the New York Times that he is eager to go green

LinkedIn to open office in Toronto

LinkedIn, the popular online social networking service for business professionals, announced Monday it plans to open an office in Toronto as part of an international expansion plan that has seen the U.S. Internet company set up shop in Australia, Ireland, The Netherlands, India and the United Kingdom.

In moving to establish a footprint in Canada in the next few months, LinkedIn plans to hire a full team, including a Canadian country manager who will help oversee the company's ambitions to increase its user base, grow its advertising business and further its subscription and recruiting businesses here.

Launched in 2003, LinkedIn's user base has grown to more than 60 million professionals in more than 200 countries, with more than half its membership now outside the United States, the company said last month.

To land a job at LinkedIn Canada, applicants will probably need to have a profile on LinkedIn itself. That's because, like other Canadian companies including Research In Motion Ltd. and Royal Bank of Canada, LinkedIn plans to use its own user base as a means of finding someone to fill the country manager's role.

As a testament to Canadians' love for social media -- we were among the fastest adopters of Facebook outside the United States -- LinkedIn's user base in this country now exceeds two million accounts, the company says.

"[Canada's] not only one of the fastest-growing markets, but it's also one of the most-engaged markets for us around the world," said Arvind Rajan, vice-president of international for LinkedIn.

"In fact, engagement levels in Canada are higher for us than even levels in the U.S., which is not a typical. A lot of Internet companies find that their Canadian membership is the most active of any region."

LinkedIn began as an online rolodex for professionals primarily in the technology industry, but the service has evolved to become an important component of millions of online resumes from all sectors and a prime drawing pool of talent for thousands of businesses.

Mr. Rajan said that LinkedIn realized that to be successful in Canada, the company needed a Canadian presence.

"You can't do that from here in the United States because the market is different in Canada, it's unique," he said in a telephone interview from the company's Mountain View, Calif. head office.

"We want to be able to speak to our members in Canada in a unique way, through a Canadian team, which is why we're taking the approach of opening an office there. That's the reason why we've done the same thing in other markets around the world. There's only so much that one can do from a central location without being closer to our customers, understanding their needs and developing solutions that make sense for them."

Unlike other social networking services that have struggled to define business plans despite user bases numbering in the millions -- for example, Twitter -- LinkedIn has been profitable since 2007 thanks to its three-pronged revenue-generating strategy, which includes display advertising, subscription services and recruitment tools for potential employers.

As the economic downturn took hold, LinkedIn found its user base exploding as thousands laid off workers turned to the website to tap their personal networks for any job lead they could find.

"What's been great has been that that led to a boost in week-over-week membership growth, but that rate has continued," Mr. Rajan said. "It has continued to accelerate around the world. That part wasn't that surprising. In times of economic uncertainty, it causes people to think about their career, and it's led to people using LinkedIn more and more. However, what's also been true for the last year has been that all of our revenue lines have grown aggressively and it has proven the robustness of our business model."

Olympic stuff sold cheap in Delta (BC) — You'll have to line up for miles and miles to get it

Consumers eager to get their hands on one of the big plasma TVs used at the Olympics are lining up today at a big warehouse off River Road in Delta as early as 1 a.m.

Public will get a chance to buy some of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic stuff used at the Games for bargain prices. There are 1,400 categories of goods for sale, and about 200,000 pieces overall, though some items have already been sold to Vanoc employees and volunteers, who have had first crack at the sale.

Aside from the TVs, there will also be computers, clothing, furniture, dishware and tools.

The stuff that has attracted most of the attention so far has been the TVs and electronics: A 42-inch Panasonic plasma TV, for example, goes for $499.99. The 26-inch TV is $199.99, while the Acer Travelmate 6592 laptop goes for $260.

The lineups start at 4:30-5 a.m., though organizers have said people wanting the TVs will likely start as early as 1 a.m. There are also some kitchen appliances and big-ticket furniture pieces.

Doors open at the Vanoc Main Distribution Centre at 7530 Hopcott Rd., in Delta at 9 a.m. Saturday. The doors open to the public at 9 a.m. Saturday and every day thereafter until all the items are sold.

You have to take the goods with you, and payment can be made by all major credit cards, debit and cash.

Earth hour - Please turn off your lights one hour on March 27th 2010 @ 8:30 pm

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SAMSUNG 3D is here..

Have you had a chance to see the 3D LED TV's yet? Samsung has it's first generation of 3D TV's along with 3D glasses, considered to be the gateway to 3D entertainment. Please check them out at Best Buy or Futureshop....

The new 3D glasses have been found to have excellent picture detail. When you put them on and look at your television screen the lenses block the left and the right eye quicker then the blink of an eye so it is not noticeable to you while it is happening. This method causes you to see far more lifelike 3D images.

Sergey Brin on Google China's move

Sergey Brin said there had been little clarity in recent negotiations with the Chinese government.That was the message from a brief interview in New York on Monday with Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founder, shortly after the company announced that it was moving its Chinese Internet search engine to Hong Kong.

The former British colony has been part of China since 1997, but operates under a “one country, two systems” philosophy. The mainland authorities do not censor political news and searches on the Web in Hong Kong.

The shift of its Chinese service to Hong Kong, Mr. Brin said, was not given a clear-cut stamp of approval by Beijing. But he said there was a “back and forth” with the Chinese government on what to do. “There was a sense that Hong Kong was the right step,” Mr. Brin said, but he added: “There’s a lot of lack of clarity. Our hope is that the newly begun Hong Kong service will continue to be available in mainland China.”  Later he added: “The story’s not over yet.”

The United States government, Mr. Brin stressed, was not involved in shaping the company’s policy. “This has all been up to Google,” he said.

Mr. Brin lived in the Soviet Union until he was nearly 6 years old, and he said the experience of living under a totalitarian system that censored political speech influenced his thinking — and Google’s policy. “It has definitely shaped my views, and some of my company’s views,” he said.

Two months ago Google cited hacking attempts on its networks and evidence of spying on the Gmail accounts of Chinese dissidents as motivations for reconsidering its China stance. Mr. Brin said those episodes were “deeply troubling.” He stopped short of saying the Chinese government was directly involved in those activities. But, he added: “I know what the goal was. So it really doesn’t matter.”

Mr. Brin went out of his way to say there were many reasons for the Chinese government to be proud of its achievements, especially its impressive economic development, “lifting so many people out of poverty.”

He noted that the Chinese government is large, with millions of officials, and varying points of view.

But in matters of censorship, political speech and Internet communications, he said, there is a totalitarian mentality that controls policy. “Our objection is to those forces of totalitarianism,” he said.

Since Google said in January that it might pull its Chinese search operation out of the mainland, bloggers have speculated that the company might then develop and distribute software tools to sidestep censorship. But when asked, Mr. Brin said, “I think those tools are going to come of their own accord. I don’t think we have to do anything.”

Google’s actions, he said, may play a long-run role in easing Internet censorship in China. ”Our hope is there is progress and a more open Internet in China,” he observed.

Mr. Brin added that efforts by China, Iran and other governments to control online speech — a “half an Internet” approach, he said – will likely fail eventually. “I think that in the long term, they are going to have to open,” he said.

Intel's latest Light Peak technology allows you to connect devices and transfer data at a fiber speed.

USB 3.0 is the latest and greatest of the USB specs that is becoming available at the moment. However, Intel have some other ideas that include fibre optics for transferring data from device to device.

The new technology displayed by Intel at the developer forum is called Light Peak and it allows you to connect many devices to a PC with fibre optic lines. The technology might just seem like an idea for now, but Intel have managed to get endorsement from Sony and are looking to make the technology mainstream.

Intel wont be able to make this happen alone, so rather than trying it alone they are wanting to work with USB to see if they can come up with a fibre optic based USB system.

The new “SuperSpeed” USB 3.0 has 5 gigabit-per-second data transfer rate, more than 10 times that of the USB 2.0 version that prevails today, and the first USB 3.0 device achieved certification last week. A separate new USB feature increases the amount of power that USB devices can use from 0.5 amps to 0.9 amps while adding another 1.5 amps specifically for charging batteries, making USB for tasks besides just transferring data.

“At some point the industry is going to have to transition,” Jeff Ravencraft, the USB-IF’s president and chairman, said in an interview, because copper wires such as those in the current USB 2 and new USB 3 standards have limits on how fast they can transmit signals. “I think the next transition is going to be to optics.”

Light Peak already is in use on pre-production chips and it could be ready to ship next year. As it works not it is capable of transferring data at 10Gbps in both directions. However, Intel have said that in the next decade we could easily see 100Gbps being transferred over Light Peak.

GM cooks up next-gen windshield display

General Motors, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Southern California have cooked up next-generation windshield technology that will integrate sensors, cameras and images to enhance a driver’s vision.

The so-called “head up” display technology builds on the GM system brought to market in 1988. The general idea is to create a windsheld that leverages night vision, navigation and sensor technology to improve driver visibility. The first generation head up technology is in GM’s Corvette, GMC Acadia, Buick LaCrosse and Cadillac STS, but only uses a small part of the windshield.

According to GM, the next-gen technology will use the entire windshield as a device. GM hasn’t identified any specific models for the technology but expects it to wind up in vehicles in the near future.

The next-gen windshield is coated transparent phosphors that emit light when excited by a compact laser. That laser turns the windshield into a large transparent display. The application could be helpful in fog, night or stormy conditions.

watch IPL Live on youtube

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Uncharted 2 sweeps Game Developer's choice award

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs together - Part 3.

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs together - Part 2.

Have you ever imagined Bill Gates and Steve Jobs together? Part 1

Every Indians must watch this video and please vote the right people and do the right thing.

Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Medal Table

http://www.vancouver2010.com/paralympic-games/medals/

Live City Downtown Schdule for Paralympic events

http://livecityvancouver.ca/schedule/default.aspx?d=2010-03-13

Watch Paralympic Games online on Paralympic Sports TV

http://player27.narrowstep.tv/nsp.aspx?player=ParalympicSportTV

Amazing Herb facts...

http://www.planetbotanic.ca/fact_sheets/fact_sheets.htm

http://www.planetbotanic.ca/fact_sheets/saw_palmetto_fs.htm - Saw Palmetto (Amazing Fruit)

http://cancer.ucsd.edu/outreach/PublicEducation/CAMs/sawpalmeto.asp

Brain Tumor treatment and Chinese herb -

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http://www.orient-hospital.com/longzijie/index.asp

Cancer Killer - Stronger than Chemothepary is Guyabano/Labana  (See Feb 18th post on this blog)

These amazing HERBAL products can be purchased from a local retailer called Gaia Garden in Vancouver.

Papaya can cure cancer, aging, fertility....WOW!

The papaya is an amazingly rich source of the proteolytic enzymes. These are the chemicals that enable the digestion of protein. Papain, which is the most important of these enzymes in the papaya, is extracted and dried as a powder for use to aid the digestion, and it is often used as a meat tenderizer, the enzyme partially breaking down the meat fibres - digesting them in fact.

Many experts, such as Dr Lytton-Bernard, have claimed rejuvenating properties for papaya, especially for the control of premature ageing. It may be that it works simply because a poor digestion leaves the body without the correct nutrients. Those who find it almost impossible to digest anything frequently find that papaya used regularly, either in tablet or juice form, marks the turning point in the climb back to vitality and good health.

As a cleanser you can take a quarter pint (150ml) of papaya juice alternated each hour for twelve hours by the same amount of cucumber or green bean juice. Papaya loses some of the enzymes as it ripens, so if you have the choice select them green. They are easy to obtain in most parts of America but are not found in British greengrocers very often. Fortunately there has been a rapid expansion in the numbers of specialist shops providing for the needs of the Indian and West Indian communities where papayas can be bought.

Papaya contains arginine which is known to be essential for male fertility and also carpain, an enzyme thought to be good for the heart. Fibrin also occurs and this substance is not commonly found in the plant kingdom; in man it forms part of the blood clotting process. The papaya is an excellent source of vitamin C, with 82mg per 100g (4oz), and is rich in carotene. After treatment with antibiotics the use of papaya juice will quickly assist the restoration of the normal bacteria in the gut which will have been destroyed by the treatment. Papaya is good for many digestive disorders and is excellent for improving poor digestion. It has also been recommended as part of the treatment for cancer. Therapeutically it can often be combined with pineapple juice in which there is another important enzyme. bromelain.

The skin of the papaya is a first class external treatment for skin wounds and places that do not heal quickly. The pulp from the juicer can be used for this and as a poultice.

WD's advance format (4k instead of 512 bytes) comes to market now

Ahead of the impending launch of the first Advanced Format drives, Western Digital is engaging in an education campaign about the technology, as it represents the first step in a general transition for hard drives, and is a transition that can’t be done completely behind the scenes. Specifically, Advanced Format is going to bring about some issues where older operating systems (and we’re looking almost exclusively at Windows XP here) will inadvertently harm drive performance by making certain assumptions about the drives that will no longer be true.

We’ll get in to the nitty-gritty about the impact of this in a bit, but first let’s start with Advanced Format. What is it? In a nutshell, it’s replacing the traditional 512 byte hard drive sector with a 4 kilobyte (4,096B) hard drive sector for a number of practical and technological reasons. Advanced Format is the name Western Digital is giving to drives implementing 4KB sectors.

The move to 4K-sectors has been some 10 years in the making, as research in the late 90’s identified that 512B sectors made less and less sense as drives continued to get larger. At a time when hard drives were measured in megabytes, 512B sectors were a good balance between technical factors and a desire to keep wasted space at a minimum (you can’t normally put 2 files in 1 sector), but times have changed and hard drive capacities are several orders of magnitude larger.

The crux of the problem is that there are 3 factors that are in constant need of balancing when it comes to hard drive design: areal density, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in reading from drive platters, and the use of Error Correcting Code (ECC) to find and correct any errors that occur. As areal density is increases, sectors become smaller and their SNR decreases. To compensate for that, improvements are made to ECC (usually through the use of more bits) in order to maintain reliability. So for a drive maker to add more space, they ultimately need to improve their error-correction capabilities, which means the necessary ECC data requires more space. Rinse, wash, repeat.

The SNR for various areal densities

At some point during this process drive manufacturers stop gaining any usable space - that is, they have to add as much ECC data as they get out of the increase areal density in the first place - which limits their ability to develop larger drives. Drive manufacturers dislike this both because it hinders their ability to develop new drives, and because it means their overall format efficiency (the amount of space on a platter actually used to store user data) drops. Drive manufacturers want to build bigger drives, and they want to spend as little space on overhead as possible.

But all is not lost. The principle problem here is that ECC correction takes place in 512B chunks, while ECC can be more efficient when used over larger chunks of data. If ECC data is calculated against a larger sector, even though more ECC data is necessary than for a single 512B sector, less ECC data than the sum of multiple sectors is needed to maintain the same level of operational reliability. One estimate for 4K sector technology puts this at 100 bytes of ECC data needed for a 4K sector, versus 320 (40x8) for 8 512B sectors. Furthermore the larger sectors means that larger erroneous chunks of data can be corrected (burst error correction), something that was becoming harder as greater areal densities made it easier to wipe out larger parts of a 512B sector. As a result, the need for the larger sector is born.

As for why Western Digital and other drive makers are transitioning specifically to a 4K sector, the rationale is based on the earlier problems. 4K sectors are much larger than 512B sectors, which means they benefit more from our earlier ECC optimizations, which in turn brings a greater increase in format efficiency than using smaller sectors (i.e. 1K).

4K also happens to be a magical number elsewhere when it comes to computers – this is primarily rooted in the fact that a normal page of memory on an x86 processor continues to be 4KB (ed: 4MB pages also exist). The x86 page size in turn has also lead to file system clusters (the smallest unit of storage in a file system) becoming 4KB as 4KB clusters neatly fit in to a page of memory, while the need for smaller clusters has subsided amidst a general increase in file size (i.e. fewer files are smaller than 4KB and waste space). NTFS, EXT3, and HFS+ all default to 4KB clusters on modern hard drives. So 4KB physical sectors map perfectly with 4KB file system clusters, which in turn map perfectly with 4KB memory pages. And hence 4KB is the largest practical size for a hard drive sector at this time.

Old Sector  New Sector  x86 Mem Page  NTFS Cluster  HFS+ Cluster

Size 512B   4K               4K                     4K                   4K

So what’s the net benefit from all of this for consumers? At the moment, not a lot, which is why this is a low-key launch for Western Digital, and the focus of this is an education effort on what the use of 4K sectors means for older operating systems. The biggest benefit is going to be that this will enable Western Digital to more easily design drives over 2TB in size.

From a numbers perspective, Western Digital estimates that the use of 4K sectors will give them an immediate 7%-11% increase in format efficiency. ECC burst error correction stands to improve by 50%, and the overall error rate capability improves by 2 orders of magnitude. In theory these reliability benefits should immediately apply to all 4K sector drives (making the Advanced Format drives more reliable than regular drives), but Western Digital is not pushing that idea at this time.

IDEMA projected format efficiency and ECC burst sizes

With all of that said, to make this kind of advancement practical, a transition period is necessary. That transition period will be done through the use of 512B emulation technology, which will expose Advanced Format drives to the drive controller and operating system as having 512B sectors, when in reality they will have 4K sectors. Unfortunately, this method has a downside, which is the ultimate reason for Western Digital’s education campaign.

512 byte sector emulation: how the drive is laid out (physical) and what the OS sees (logical)

With the emulation of 512B sectors, there’s the risk that a partition could be misaligned compared to the 4K physical sectors - where it would be unwittingly started in the middle of such a sector. As a result, the clusters of a file system on that partition would end up straddling 4K sectors, which would cause performance problems. Specifically, in testing IDEMA (the drive manufacturers’ trade group) found that random writes in would be particularly impacted, as a Read-Modify-Write(RMW) would need to take place to update each sector, rather than a straight write(ed: This is very similar to writing to a dirty block on a SSD). Although this isn’t mechanically/electronically harmful in any way, the performance hit compared to a straight write makes it undesirable.

Apple's TV AD for iPad.

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The Health Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar

The benefits of drinking apple cider vinegar are unbelievable until you actually experience the benefits for yourself. The difference you'll notice in your physical appearance alone is worth the effort.

Here are some of the health benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar:

•Weight Loss
•Shiny Manageable Hair
•Dandruff Control
•Controls Psoriasis
•Relieves Indigestion
•Prevents Gout
•Cleanses the Liver of Toxins
•Balances PH Level
•Relieves Depression
•Restores Energy Level
•Rosy Cheeks and Complexion

A simple vinegar cocktail everyday could be exactly what you need to keep the doctor away. It's a tough taste to get use to, especially when you need to drink it three times a day. Once you see the benefits you will gain from this tonic you'll quickly agree it's an acquired taste that is well worth investing in. Once mixed with the honey and water you'll find the taste very much like apple cider.

The health benefit of Apple Cider Vinegar has been documented through thousands of years. It's known to have anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, and anti-viral properties. It also contains important minerals, trace elements and vitamins as well acetic acid, propionic acid, lactic acid, enzymes, amino acids as well as roughage in the form of potash and apple pectin.

Apple Cider Vinegar's vitamin content includes Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B6, Provitamin beta-carotene, Vitamin P (bioflavonoids).

Benifits of Yogurt

Yogurt is a healthful food made by adding a starter culture of bacteria to pasteurized milk. The bacteria naturally act on the milk's sugar to create lactic acid, which gives yogurt its characteristic thick, creamy texture and tangy taste. Some yogurts are heat-treated to increase shelf life, which kills the bacteria and its healthful attributes. The words live or active, used to describe bacteria in the list of ingredients, let consumers know the bacteria is living and functional. To keep the bacteria alive, keep yogurt refrigerated and eat it soon after the container is opened.

Some health benefits of yogurt

• Yogurt is rich in calcium, which is essential for maintaining colon health and reducing the risk of colon cancer.

• Calcium works with the live cultures found in some yogurt to increase absorption by the bones, making yogurt an excellent choice to help prevent osteoporosis.

• Yogurt is an important source of calcium for people who have difficulty digesting the lactose (sugar) in milk, because yogurt contains lactase -– the enzyme we need to break down lactose for proper digestion.

• Yogurt is rich in protein, B vitamins and essential minerals and low in carbohydrates. It's also low in fat (if you choose yogurt made from nonfat or low-fat milk).

Beneficial bacteria

Eating yogurt may help with digestion, but for yogurt to have this positive effect, you not only have to eat it with live bacteria, but you should also eat it daily. Why? Only a small amount of the bacteria it contains can withstand the acidity of our stomachs and reach the intestines. As well, the bacteria will pass through your digestive system within a day or two, so to ensure that it is in your intestines at all time, you should eat yogurt every day.

To make yogurt even healthier for consumers, some manufacturers are adding certain key nutrients that are often deficient in our diet. Check labels for nutrient contents.

Folic acid: Deficiency of this B vitamin is associated with congenital malformations in infants. Synthetic folic acid added to food is absorbed at almost twice the rate of that found naturally, making its addition to food extremely beneficial to pregnant and nursing women. Low levels of folic acid are also linked to coronary heart disease and stroke. You can find folic acid in Yoplait Source Cardio yogurt.

Vitamin D: Some yogurts contain this vitamin, which is important for helping our bodies absorb and use calcium. Vitamin D is especially important for people over 50, who need twice the amount as those under 50. You can find it in yogurts such as Astro Jeunesse, Yoplait Source, and Danone Activia, Cardiva and Silhouette.

Omega-3s: Since our bodies can't synthesize these essential fatty acids, we have to get them through food. Omega-3s contribute to normal growth and development of our brain, eyes and nervous system; they can also reduce the risk of heart disease, inflammatory problems and depression. You can find them in yogurts such as Astro BioBest Omega 3, Danone Cardiva and Yoplait Source Cardio.

The firm factor

Yogurt that is packaged, without being stirred, as soon as the milk and bacteria have coagulated is considered set or firm yogurt and is characterized by a jellylike texture. For fruit-on-the-bottom styles, the fruit is added to the container before the yogurt. To make stirred or drinkable types, the set yogurt is “broken” by stirring before it is packaged; flavouring and fruit are mixed in just prior to packaging. Generally firmness plays no role in the nutritional value of yogurt.

Yogurt is best when it is homemade and eaten daily, eat yogurt without any additional ingredients.

Olympics atheletes return home to a hero's welcome regardless of their performance.

Air Canada to lay off 1,010 machinists

Right after the golden moments in Canadian history Air Canada is laying off more than 1,000 machinists seconded to work at maintenance and overhaul company Aveos Fleet Performance in Montreal, Winnipeg and Vancouver.

The layoffs, which will take place in April and June, include 195 permanent job cuts and 815 temporary job losses. The unionized machinists are being affected by reduced demand for heavy maintenance of Air Canada’s A319 and A320 planes.

Mitigation efforts reduced the number of permanent job losses but increased the number of workers who will be off the job for several months this year.

The first wave of layoffs will affect about 470 workers, the second in June another 540. The layoffs will affect some 445 workers in Montreal, 345 in Winnipeg and 220 in Vancouver. Some of those temporarily laid off could be back at work in July as work picks up, Aveos spokesman Michael Kun said.

Fred Hospes, a union official with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, accused the airline of bargaining in bad faith during months of efforts to minimize worker layoffs.

He said Air Canada rejected a government-sponsored employment insurance workshare program.

Air Canada wouldn’t specifically comment on mitigation efforts but said two of the three programs are provided for in the collective agreement. Aveos, formerly known as Air Canada Technical Services, was set up in 2007.

Canada indeed own the podium in Gold Medal counts in XXI winter Olympics in Vancouver 2010.

AS critics predicted "own the podium", Canada indeed own the podium in the XXI Olympics game here in Vancouver. Canada got 14 gold medals, which is highest ever gold medal counts by any country in the olympics. Canada's total tally of the medal counts is 26, which is again a highest by any host in the Olympics history, so overall Canadins did "own the podium". It was a fantastic game performance by all the atheletes in parts of the games.Canadian Volunteers, Canadian patritiosm really kept the Canadian nose high in world's eye and Canada proved that IOC's decision was really worth it to award the games to Vancouver. It turns out, you can’t create a legacy in a day, but you can make history. This histroy is written in golden pages in Canadian history and will be remembered by generations after generations.

                          Gold Silver Bronze Total

1. United States    9     15     13         37

2. Germany          10    13     7          30

3. Canada            14     7      5          26