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TTC Pedals towards a Merge with Bixi Toronto
TTC’s Potential Merger with Bixi – a Questionable Move By Viviane Fairbank, Staff Writer Bixi Toronto’s financial troubles may soon be over as the TTC explores the possibility of a merge between the two public transit systems. Karen Stintz, chair of the TTC, told CP24 that she intends to “move a motion to request a review of whether the TTC could actually take over the BIXI portfolio” during a recent council meeting. Stintz reasons that an added component of Bixi [...]
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Why We Should Abolish Corporate Income Tax
Economist Daniel Altman explains how the United States have a very complex tax system, where it takes hours for you to fill out your returns (one for each of your sources of income, filing state taxes separately, and even local taxes seperately if you have them). So, let’s get rid of corporate income tax! I mean, who pays it? People who have company shares? Or employees? If a company spends all of its income and has no profits, they don’t [...]
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Dressing Right For Interviews, Ladies Edition
A few tips can make a great first impression; dressing professionally and appropriately is key, whether you’re candidating for a CEO position or a McDonald’s Big Mac-maker. Let’s start at the top. Hair should be neat, tidy, and as close to your natural shade as possible. On the face, little makeup is required to look mature, but stay away from harsh, bright colours. Speaking of colours, paint your nails! If you don’t have the time, or are like me and [...]
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This Is How Advertisements Suck
Advertisers care about everything: how old you are, how much money you make. They want you to slip into watching content but also, their ads–”lean back entertainment” especially of TV. But if you think about it, the TV shows right now that have the most community gathering are not on cable, and thus are not funded by advertisements. Exhibit A: Dr. Who. They don’t realize it’s not the amount of viewership who tune in every evening, it’s the commitment of the community. [...]
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Technology
The BlackBerry Q10 and R10
BlackBerry is unveiling new smartphones: but will it be enough to save this fledgling company? By Aziel Goh, Staff Writer It’s no secret that BlackBerry’s (previously Research in Motion), previous dominance in the smart phone industry, has collapsed. They have experienced a drastic fall in market share and sales due to the increased competition from newer competitors – namely Apple and Android. However, BlackBerry has refused to bow out of the lucrative, and expanding, smartphone industry. Earlier this year, BlackBerry [...]
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GEIC Conference offers solutions for Toronto
Paul J Bedford, a global engineer, comes to the University of Toronto GEIC Conference to discuss how transportation to and from the university can be improved.
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Finance & Economics Topics
Building Financial Security in Developing Countries
Microsaving and Mobile Banking Paving the way for Financial Security By Melissa Goertzen, Staff Writer The global financial crisis has led to the rediscovery of a basic tool of personal finance: the piggy bank. Economic uncertainty has placed a renewed focus on the value of building savings in order to achieve financial security. In developing countries, this has meant a growing emphasis on microsavings programs. The idea that savings can combat poverty is challenging decades of research that suggested loans [...]
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The Future Fabric
Clothing is one of the basic needs of human for it provides physical warmth and protection against our surrounding environment. Throughout the history, we focused so much attention on clothing fashion and the variety of fabric that is made available to us for cloth-making. However, what is our next focus on designing an ideal shirt? This infographic briefly tours us through the rise of e-fabric over the past two decades. Not only that, it also widens our perspective on the [...]
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Green Cities Around the World Today
The infographic examines the various measures being put into place by cities around the world in the interest of promoting sustainability and reducing pollution. The motivation behind the infographic was not only to draw attention to the important actions being taken by some of these urban centres, but also to raise awareness of the importance of urban sustainability in general. It features six selected cities, each of which is dedicating real efforts towards greener policies in the recent years. However, [...]
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Man Caught with Assault Rifle in California Fails to Dismiss Charges
Arbitrage Exclusive: The motion to dismiss charges against Kody Kinzie-Zinn failed May 7. He faces a potentially lengthy trial and imprisonment of up to 15 years in Kern County, Calif. The Oregon native was arrested on Christmas Eve, 2011, while driving home to Oregon.
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