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Yukon research on geothermic energy gets $2M federal boost Philippe Morin © Lorraine Bumstead The Liard River Hot Springs are considered the second-largest in Canada. The chief of the Liard First Nation in Watson Lake says he'd like to see geothermal power heating greenhouses and used in other ways to offset diesel use. Three Yukon First Nations are set to further explore their lands' potential for geothermal power, with help from a new $2 million federal initiative announced Thursday.  It will see funding from Canada's National Research Council help the Yukon Geological S...

Outback sailing in the Tiwal © Melinda Henshaw In June of this year Kiwi sailor, Melinda Henshaw, announced she wanted to see 'the real Australia'. It was a challenge I couldn't resist. So we loaded the TIWAL 2 and TIWAL 3 into the Pajero and off we went. In 1830, explorer Charles Sturt managed to get a sailboat far up the Murray and Darling rivers. Now over 120 years later, technology has proven benefits for adventurers. Little did we know it, but these inflatable craft would define the trip for us. We headed south-west from the Gold Coast to 'Lincoln Hills', near Stanthorpe. My...

Pulse oximeters may be inaccurate on people of color, FDA warns By Kate Gibson Doctor argues why pulse oximeters are needed Pulse oximeters — viewed as a critical in the fight against COVID-19 — may not work as advertised for people of color. "The devices may be less accurate in people with dark skin pigmentation," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration stated in a safety notice posted on Friday. The FDA's warning offers a toned-down version of recent and even years-ago research finding racial disparities in the performance of pulse oximeters, which measure oxygen lev...

Initially, under the agreement, a forum for debates related to the interests of both countries will be established which includes "developing trade agreements for the future", Whitehall officials told Express.co.uk. Bilateral consultations on issues related to trade in agricultural goods will also take place through a Joint Agriculture Committee (CCA) to cut red tape on exports such as Beef. Trade between both countries is worth £6billion a year whilst Brazilian agribusiness exports to the United Kingdom are worth £710million a year. Tereza Cristina, Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, who...

The Changing Role of the Chief Information Officer Robert Dickson, Executive Director of IMS, Omaha Public Schools Robert Dickson, Executive Director of IMS, Omaha Public Schools In today’s landscape, technology is changing how we collaborate, communicate, and even the spaces in which we work. Many companies and in our case, school districts, are in the process of digital transformation. Sometimes this is planned, and sometimes this is forced. Over the last four years our district has been in transformation mode. Much of that transformation has been as leadership has transiti...