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In this article two asbestos mines in quebec was shut down. For 130 years Quebec’s mines has turned out Canada’s so called “Magic Mineral”, asbestos which causes lung disease and cancer. The news came as relatives of those who died from asbestos exposure spoke to the press which caused the mining company halt for good.
Both of “Heidi von palleske’s parents died from the asbestos related diseases” said the reporters. Four days before “her parents” died, she recorded a plea asking exportations of asbestos to third world countries to be stopped because “nobody should die the way “her parents” was dying” Regardless, the industry continued the process of mining abestos. Now Canada is stuck with a dilemma as Canada is one of the largest producers and exporters of asbestos in the word.

Production has halted at the Jeffrey asbestos mine, shown on Oct. 7,

After reading Janice’s Blog about Kindle fire vs Ipad 2 I quickly compared the ipad 2 that i have and my floormates Kindle Fire he got at the states! It is definate that Ipad 2 has better appearance with its slim body and color, however that is basicly the only thing that makes a difference. In site shows a detailed comparison between Amazon Kindle Fire vs Apple Ipad 2. While Kindle Fire costs max of two hundred dollers, Ipad 2 costs eight hundred twentynine dollers which is obviously one of the main reasons why (stated in janice’s blog) “51 percent [of the American households] prefer kindle fire over the Ipad” Moreover, now that Apple has a new competitor catching its tail (if not already done so) Apple will continue to produce a better version of Ipad 2 … Ipad3! It is stated in this site that Ipad 3 may have a improved screen with resolution up to 2048X1536 pixels!

In the article, CEO of Tim Hortons Paul House stated that” It has been an absolute privilege and honour for Tim Hortons to be associated with the military and bring a little taste of home to the brave Canadian soldiers serving overseas.” Now that the troops are slowly being withdrawn, quoted from the article Tim Horton has “run its course”. Tim Hortons have served 2.5 million customers for 5 years located in Kandahar, Afghanistan. I remember in class that Tim Hortons were expanding into other countries but truthfully i did not expect Afghanistan to be one of them. I can not stop myself but question how well did the business go? In the article it says ” Since then, 230 Canadians have been employed at the store, which has served customers from 37 different nations”. Not only that but”
most of the location’s proceeds went to military community and family support programs because the company waived all fees and operating costs typically associated with a franchise”
A Canadian soldier enjoys a Tim Hortons coffee on the Canadian Forces base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The location will close at the end of the month. Tim Hortons Inc.

Black Friday, the biggest shopping day for United States got underway at midnight  as stores such as Best Buy, Target and Abercrombie & Finch opened their doors to shoppers. Some retailers were staging their own Black Fridays specials to slow any cross border shopping. Suprisingly, In Los Angeles Black Friday started even earlier for those eager shoppers. This sitauation got way out of hand that at least “10 people suffered minor injuries inside a Wal-Mart when a woman deplyed pepper spray during a confrontation”. In other stores which had 70 percent off, the lineps were as long as 2000 people waiting for stores to open.. The article states that “Canadian retailers will lose one of every five shoppers to U.S. Black Friday Cyber Monday discounts”. In the article, The associated press states that ” It`s hard times, so any discout helps” and indeed it is

After reading Vivans Post i felt nostalgic as i went to Korea this summer and found a lot of advanced technology like the QR code she was talking about I was searching through my dads wallet and found a blank business card with QR code. I asked my dad and he showed me by scanning the QR Code with his phone and all the information about him poped up just like a business card!

As i traveled around i knoticed that not only QR codes were used for business cards but a form of advertisement as well. This surprise
led me to wonder just how far technology had come. Unfortuneately, I found that people
in korea are very impatient and wants answers instantly without having to take out the phone to scan the QR Code.  This leaves me to wonder what will be our next QR Code?

Coca-Cola`s efforts to promote sustainability across the globe and save endangered polar bears has been used in Coca-Cola advertising for more than 90 years. In this article, Kent explains Coca-Cola`s effort in promoting sustainability by starting partnership with the World Wildlife Fund and Colorado State University to “provide safe havens in the Canadian Arctic”. Coca-Cola did numerous things to save the endangered polar bears such as using compostable cups and bottles,delivering with hybrid electric vehicles and many more. Every company now days wants to show the world how hard they are trying to save the planet and to sustain it, but are they doing this for the right reason? Is Coca-Cola’s true intentions are to save the polar bears or just another act to be recognized by the people?What can be done to both save our planet and endangered animals?
This question i want to leave it for you to answer

CoCa Cola Bears~

Oil spills occur very frequently and cause enormous ecological harm. It is “estimated that approximately 706 million gallons of waste oil enter the ocean every year”(1) On Oct 10th, oil began to wash up on the beach in New Zealand five days after the crash of the container ship Rena. As the ship hit the reef near the Bay of Plenty, “350 tons of oil spilled from the ship” (2) and approximately 1700 tones still left on board ready to spill once again. It is stated in the article that “They`re lucky they had [good weather for] five days” as the ship is hanging by the thread hoping for the weather to stay steady. The cost to clean
the oil is not calculated yet.

However, wouldn’t it be better if we invest in our money to make the ship stronger? What can we do to prevent this tragic event from happening again?

Regardless of age, companies around the world make employees and children to work in harsh conditions and under minimum wage payment .Child labor is becoming increasingly common in China.In the article, Apple stated that “91 children under the age of 16 were discovered to be working last year in Chinese factories owned by its suppliers”  Surprisingly in 2009, Apple stated that only “eleven underage workers had been discovered”. In response to this problem, Apple said “the management had chosen to overlook the issue and was not committed to addressing the problem”. Should these kids be working under at this young age in a bad environment with such a little pay?
What can we do to help them?

It is devastating how Steve Jobs, Apple`s CEO has passed away at age 56 “fighting a well-publicized battle against pancreatic cancer since 2004”. It is said in the article that “Tributes [followed] in to commemorate the life of visionary Steve jobs”. Most importantly, what is apples next step without jobs?

Scott, a fan of Apples for 20 years stated that without Steve Jobs “It’s like the end of the innovators”
The former Apple CEO Tim Cook has already taken Steve Jobs place, however can he fulfill the visionary that jobs once had?

Recently, Apple released a new product IPhone 4S which was released instead of IPhone5. Not only the new release had brought disappointment to the apple fans but also rivals such as Samsung is catching up. Blankenhorn stated that ”Apple won’t fall quickly… but rivals will start catching up”

Hi Everyone
This article is about how telecom companies betray our form of trust
and overcharge our phone bills, calling it “accidental billing errors”. This article gave me a quick slap in the back which made me more aware of where my money is going to.
Throughout the article, telecom companies finds both legitimate and unnecessary reason to overcharge our bills. Are these actions ethical or unethical? What do you think ?