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Vancouver – The British Columbia Innovation Council is pleased to welcome PMC-Sierra founder Greg Aasen as Chair of its Board of Directors. “The council has accomplished much in the way of fostering both technical and business talent,” Aasen said. “I look forward to continuing this work in my role as chair, and unleashing the full economic potential of innovation in British Columbia.”

Aasen was chief strategy officer at PMC-Sierra until June 2007 and has over 20 years of experience with the semiconductor industry. He has served on the BC Innovation Council board since 2006 and has been appointed to a one-year term as chair.

“Greg Aasen is highly qualified and will continue to build on what the council has already achieved under the leadership of Hector MacKay-Dunn,” said Ida Chong, Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development “I look forward to celebrating the council’s continued success in supporting innovation and commercialization to provide a high standard of living for British Columbians.”

Two new members have also been appointed to serve three-year terms on the board:

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New Affirmations iPhone app helps overcome stress and anxiety during these tough economic times

Toronto – ACQYR.com has released the iAmHappy iPhone app with over 500 positive affirmations to help people through these uncertain times.  With all the negativity swirling around us during this economic turmoil, it’s hard to keep a positive outlook and so this new iPhone application delivers a dose of positive affirmations. The positive affirmations have been specially crafted to transform your mental attitude and bring a more positive feeling in a negative world.

iAmHappy provides access to hundreds of positive affirmations across three dozen categories, coupled with 100 relaxing and soothing images and backgrounds. Simply shake the iPhone for a random affirmation such as “I surround myself with positive people just like me” and “No matter what the statistics say I am an exception to the rule.”
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Toronto – Red Wolf Online proudly announces its Beta launch of MeetingMade™, a web-based meeting scheduling tool that automates and simplifies the scheduling of meetings and events by removing the tedious ‘back & forth’ over the phone or email.

It can often take as much time to schedule a meeting as the meeting itself but with MeetingMade™ you can accelerate the process of scheduling meetings between individuals and groups. MeetingMade™ works in concert with your existing email and calendaring programs, integrating seamlessly with programs such as MS Outlook, Lotus Notes, GMail and Google Calendar.

With MeetingMade™, you and your meeting participants share your availability without disclosing or compromising personal schedules in an easy-to-use interface. MeetingMade™ then calculates the best meeting time for everyone. Only the person originating the meeting needs to be a subscriber – the participants use it for free.

MeetingMade™ is a pure web-application that does not require any downloading of software. MeetingMade™ works seamlessly with most known browsers and utilizes established calendaring mechanisms present in all of today’s email programs, online services, and smart mobile devices.

The Ultimate Two-Man Private Military Team is Back in Action Delivering New and Groundbreaking Cooperative Gameplay

Montreal – EA Montreal, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc., today announced ARMY OF TWO™: THE 40th DAY. The ultimate two-man private military team of Salem and Rios return in this epic sequel where they must survive and prevail in a city under siege. EA Montreal is once again leading the next evolution in co-op shooter games offering a fresh, innovative and fluid co-op experience with a deep arsenal of customizable weapons so players can team up with their friends online for the fight of their lives.

With ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY, we’re pushing the tactical two-man military team into new battlegrounds offering a completely organic and rich co-op experience to deliver an action-packed co-op shooter this winter,” says Reid Schneider, Executive Producer, EA Montreal. “As chaos blankets Shanghai, China, you must rely on your partner to survive as you weave through a broken city left devastated in a mysterious wake.”
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