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• UC Irvine Extension Offers Web Intelligence Curriculum

  - 2007-10-29

  New Certificate Program Introduced in Conjunction with University of British Columbia and Web Analytics Association IRVINE, Calif. -- UC Irvine Extension, the continuing education arm of the University of California, Irvine, has announced plans to offer a new certificate program on Web Intelligence in conjunction with the University of...

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• Cultures can collide amid international space endeavors

  - 2007-08-22

  SAN FRANCISCO -- The French astronaut thought he would be considered a hero for bringing gourmet delicacies into space, but his Russian crewmate privately acknowledged that he could hardly wait to get back to borscht and black bread. American astronaut Shannon Lucid flew with two Russian...

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• Media Advisory; Our Common Ground: 19 Countries Convene to Explore Critical Land Use Issues

  - 2007-05-04

  For the first time some of the world's top authorities on land use planning are coming together from 19 countries to explore ways to resolve some of the globe's most critical land use and resource management issues. The symposium will feature lessons learned from four of the world's most ecologically...

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• Cooler climes help spur on evolution.

  - 2007-03-28

  Mar 28, 2007 (New Scientist - ABIX via COMTEX) -- It has emerged that temperate regions are more likely than the tropics to give rise to new species. Dolph Schluter and Jason Weir, of the University of British Columbia, claim fewer species become extinct in tropical regions,...

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• Going Concern

  - 2006-08-01

  BRUCE CUTAYNE, CA, PRESIDENT AND CEO, BLUE MOOSE PROMOTIONSCOMPANY PROFILE:Blue Moose is a Canadian owned and operated company assisting organizations - such as the University of British Columbia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia - in promoting their image, brand and message through promotional products and marketing...

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• Did UBC prof give forestry firms too much credit?(Letter to the editor)

  - 2006-07-01

  Good stewardship is exception, not rule Editor's Note: The following comments were distributed to the members of a forestry discussion group and forwarded to Northern Ontario Business as Letters to the Editor. They form a response to an article based on comments made by...

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• Ensis earns international acclaim.

  - 2006-01-17

  Jan 17, 2006 (APPITA Journal - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Ensis, a joint venture between Scion, a New Zealand organisation, and CSIRO, the Australian research body, was formed in 2004.The forestry research joint venture...

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• Social License to Operate Mines: Issues of Situational Analysis and Process

  BNET - 2005-09-15

  Gaining a Social License to Operate has recently emerged as a critical success factor in mine development. This paper reviews its implications, particularly the challenge of how it can be integrated into the mine planning process. Results from a recent industry survey are presented as a background to issues. Important...

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• Vertical Control of Inventory and Pricing Decisions

  BNET - 2005-07-12

  This paper offers a simple approach to the theory of decentralizing inventory and pricing decisions within a distribution system. The authors consider an upstream manufacturer selling to two outlets, which compete as differentiated duopolists and face uncertain demand. Demand spillovers between the outlets arise in the event of stock-outs. The...

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• Online learning and intellectual liberty: a mixed-mode experiment in the humanities.(University of British Columbia's teaching experiment)

  - 2005-06-22

  Abstract. A mixed-mode university course, combining online learning and face-to-face meetings, can encourage students to formulate and express their own ideas more than would be the case in traditional classrooms. This article describes an experimental project at the University of British Columbia and explores connections between...

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