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ARAMARK taking over management of Caretaking Services
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A deal was announced this week that will see the management of Caretaking Services, a division of the Physical Plant department of the University of Manitoba, taken over by ARAMARK.
John Danakas, director of...
Get in the clouds
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To be frank, the files stored on your computer are not safe; your computer can break at any time. So what can you do to protect your files in case something happens? One of...
What do chickens think?
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An interesting experiment was published by the School of Veterinary Sciences in Bristol, U.K.. The paper involves a common, misunderstood and oft-undervalued animal. The experiment asked the question: Do chickens feel?
The lowly chicken is...
Semantic coding
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The search engine revolution of the mid-90s gave us the power to sift through pages and pages of information at unheard of speeds, but increasingly there is a need for more and better means...
Forget exoplanets
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School-aged children the world over collectively tweeted “WTF” in November 2010, when two astronomers announced that they think there could be a previously undiscovered planet orbiting out in the distant reaches of the solar...
Commute to U of M could get easier
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Better access to the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus from the St. Vital area could be within reach with this week’s launch of a request for proposals for new transportation routes by the...
International News Briefs
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Dog food meal sends frat pledge to hospital
A student from the University of Virginia was rushed to the hospital after eating a meal made of dog food, soy sauce, matzo balls and geflite fish...
