Approaching a month and half after Licensed Practical Nurses finished voting in the BC Nurses Union's second raid attempt on the HEU and still no result. "Well we are waiting for the vote to be counted actually." BCNU President Debra McPherson says her union is ready to welcome LPN's if the vote goes their way. "We do know … [Read more...]
Former city councillor and DTES activist Jim Green is battling cancer.
February 15, 2012 by
The family of former councillor and downtown eastside activist Jim Green is asking for privacy after Green was diagnosed with cancer. The cancer is terminal and Green's family is devestated as they rally around the former civic politician. The family through city hall is asking the media to respect their privacy during this very … [Read more...]
NVIDIA’s Jen-Hsun Huang: Windows on ARM should hit tablets first, battling Intel is a bad idea, would love his chips in iPad
October 20, 2011 by
NVIDIA's founder and president Jen-Hsun Huang has never been one to dodge a question, and that made for an excellent closing interview here at AsiaD. Outside of (re)confirming what lies ahead for Tegra, he also spoke quite openly about his feeling towards Windows on ARM in response to a question from Joanna Stern. Here's the bulk of his … [Read more...]
In Pictures: Mayor Robertson ‘battling’ car fire
September 27, 2011 by
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson was among a dozen or so politicians from across Metro Vancouver who took part in a half-day clinic on fighting fires Monday. The course, put on by the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services (VFRS), let officials try their hand at putting out a car fire and climbing through a tunnel in full firefighter gear to simulate … [Read more...]
