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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:48 AM

University of Canterbury

Type: Organization
Name: University of Canterbury
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
New President For New Zealand Ready Mixed Concrete Association
Voxy News EngineThe New Zealand Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NZRMCA) has appointed Jon Hambling as President.Hambling, who has been involved with the NZRMCA at regional and council level for nearly 10 years, will be responsible for leading the organisation ... [Voxy.co.nz - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents
‘Clean and green’ Speech to the Uni Of Canterbury
I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to you today, and would particularly like to thank the University of Canterbury for providing me with this platform. It’s a huge pleasure to be here in New Zealand. ... [Scoop - 11/18/2009]
First Reported 10/23/2009 - Updated 10/23/2009 - 2 Documents
UC philanthropic bond issue gets positive response
In its first 10 days the University of Canterbury’s philanthropic bond issue has attracted investments in excess of $15 million. The offer, which opened on 9 October and closes on 30 November, is for $50 million of fixed rate bonds with the ability . ... [Scoop - 10/23/2009]
First Reported 11/02/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 2 Documents
Uc Hosts World's Newest Confucius Institute
Voxy News EngineAn agreement establishing a Confucius Institute at the University of Canterbury has been signed by the First Vice-Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China.Vice Premier Li Keqiang signed the agreement with UC Vice-Chancellor ... [Voxy.co.nz - 11/02/2009]
First Reported 11/03/2009 - Updated 11/03/2009 - 1 Documents
New Zealand's second Confucius Institute opened
Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (L) gives the tablet to Rod Carr, Vice-Chancellor of University of Canterbury, during the inauguration of Confucius Institute of University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, Nov 1, 2009.(Xinhua/Liu J ... [News Guangdong - 11/03/2009]
First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
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Boost for computer activation project
Controlling home appliances with a wave of the arm may sound like science fiction, but two University of Canterbury professors are helping to make it a reality.Andy Cockburn and Mark Billinghurst want to study how people can interact with computers using ... [Christchurch Press - 11/05/2009]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 1 Documents
Chinese vice premier opens New Zealand's second Confucius Institute
Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (L) gives the tablet to Rod Carr, Vice-Chancellor of University of Canterbury, during the inauguration of Confucius Institute of University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, Nov. 1, 2009.¡¡¡¡Visiting ... [DZWWW.com - 11/06/2009]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 1 Documents
Opinion: Why tax cuts would have been better than govt spending sprees
By Neville BennettAccording to CNBC, the “cash-for-clunkers” program cost the US tax payer US$24,000 per car. Still, along with the stimulus, it helped to convince many people that the US is out of recession.As a contrarian, I believe the GDP figures ... [Interest.co.nz - 11/06/2009]
First Reported 11/11/2009 - Updated 11/11/2009 - 1 Documents
Christchurch council to vote on conservatorium
Feisty debate is expected in the Christchurch City Council chambers before councillors cast their votes on Thursday about the future of the University of Canterbury's music conservatorium.The city has been asked to fund the construction of the $24 million ... [Radio New Zealand - 11/11/2009]
First Reported 11/11/2009 - Updated 11/11/2009 - 1 Documents
New Zealand Confirmed As One Of Five World Heritage Night Sky Reserve Sites To Go To Rio Meeting Next Year
Voxy News EngineNew Zealand has been accepted as one of five world heritage night sky reserve sites for the UNESCO world heritage meeting in Rio de Janeiro next year.The Tekapo-Aoraki/Mt Cook night sky bid presented by former Cabinet minister Margaret ... [Voxy.co.nz - 11/11/2009]
First Reported 11/11/2009 - Updated 11/11/2009 - 1 Documents
New Zealand Winning The Educational Rankings War
Voxy News EngineIn the global battle to attract international students, academic rankings have become an important tool and one of the main factors used to help students decide where they want to study. New Zealand's consistently high quality of education ... [Voxy.co.nz - 11/11/2009]
First Reported 11/12/2009 - Updated 11/12/2009 - 1 Documents
Nat'l Conservatorium Closer to Christchurch
University of Canterbury Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr is welcoming the Christchurch City Council’s decision to back the establishment of a National Conservatorium of Music at the Christchurch Arts Centre. At a meeting today the City Council agreed ... ... [Scoop - 11/12/2009]

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...Ed reports that University of Canterbury researchers have found "the blood isn't just a meal for the spiders, it's an aphrodisiac too." Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post
The Buzz: Arachnophobes Read No Further [Page 3.14] [ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - 10/29/2009]
...Evarcha culicivora is best known for feeding on mosquitoes who have consumed the blood of other animals, including humans. "No other animal is known to feed indirectly on vertebrate blood in this way, and this is fascinating in its own right" Cross says
Vampiric spiders use blood as perfume [USA Today - 10/27/2009]
"The Indian government has just overridden its GE crop regulator and put on hold the permission for GE aubergine there, because of protest and scientific criticism. One such scientist who assessed the GE food's applicant Monsanto-Mahyco's molecular transformation methods, New Zealand's Professor Jack Heinemann from the University of Canterbury, was quoted saying"
Food Safety Minister Needs To Question GE Food Safety And Labelling [Voxy.co.nz - 10/26/2009]
...Human Interface Technology Laboratory at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand have developed a system that brings sketches to life with AR. "This work aims at encouraging people to create and interact with 3D content in a fun way, using sketching as a means for communication" says Oriel Bergig, a researcher at the Visual Media Lab at the Ben-Gurion University in Israel, who collaborated on the project...
What's Next In Augmented Reality? [Technology Review - 10/20/2009]

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New President For New Zealand Ready Mixed Concr... [Voxy.co.nz - 11/19/2009]
Inghams' chickens fed GM material [stuff.co.nz - 11/18/2009]
‘Clean and green’ Speech to the Uni Of Canterbury [Scoop - 11/18/2009]
Nat'l Conservatorium Closer to Christchurch [Scoop - 11/12/2009]
New Zealand Confirmed As One Of Five World Heri... [Voxy.co.nz - 11/11/2009]
New Zealand Winning The Educational Rankings War [Voxy.co.nz - 11/11/2009]
Mike Pero Mortgages Announces Scholarship Winners [Voxy.co.nz - 11/11/2009]
Christchurch council to vote on conservatorium [Radio New Zealand - 11/11/2009]
Enhancing Mutual Trust Deepening Cooperation Lo... [Ministry Foreign Affairs People's Republic China - 11/09/2009]
Opinion: Why tax cuts would have been better th... [Interest.co.nz - 11/06/2009]
Chinese vice premier opens New Zealand's second... [DZWWW.com - 11/06/2009]
Boost for computer activation project [Christchurch Press - 11/05/2009]
New Zealand's second Confucius Institute opened [News Guangdong - 11/03/2009]
Salaries rise for tertiary heads (Newstalk ZB) [Yahoo! News Australia - 11/02/2009]
A divergence-free spatial interpolator for larg... [International Journal of Impotence Research - 11/02/2009]
Uc Hosts World's Newest Confucius Institute [Voxy.co.nz - 11/02/2009]
UC hosts world’s newest Confucius Institute [Scoop - 11/02/2009]
Vice premier opens 2nd Confucius Institute in NZ [CHINAdaily - 11/02/2009]
Report on Design and Developments of Interior T... [AZoBuild - 10/31/2009]
'Vampire' spiders use blood as perfume [CBC - 10/30/2009]
Young 'greenies' off to Copenhagen [Nelson Mail - 10/29/2009]
Spiders love sweet smell of blood perfume [Science News Online - 10/27/2009]
Vampiric spiders use blood as perfume [USA Today - 10/27/2009]
Closing submissions on Christchurch conservatorium [Radio New Zealand - 10/27/2009]
GE Food Safety and Labelling [Scoop - 10/26/2009]
Food Safety Minister Needs To Question GE Food ... [Voxy.co.nz - 10/26/2009]
Disabled New Zealanders Inspire Youth [Scoop - 10/24/2009]
Dr. Jacob Neusner to Present the 2009 Dr. Fritz... [Hebrew Union College - 10/23/2009]
UC philanthropic bond issue gets positive response [Scoop - 10/23/2009]
Uc Philanthropic Bond Issue Attracts Positive R... [Voxy.co.nz - 10/23/2009]
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The Buzz: Arachnophobes Read No Further [Page 3... [ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - 10/29/2009]
In honor of Halloween this week, ScienceBloggers are offering some creepy crawlies to intrigue and frighten you. Ed Yong of Not Exactly Rocket Science began spinning ...
Drinking blood makes vampire spider sexier [Not... [ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - 10/27/2009]
In East Africa lives a species of spider that drinks mammalian blood. But fear not - Evarcha culicivora is an indirect vampire - it sates its thirst by preying on ...
CFA Investment Research Challenge at NZX Centre... [NZX Blog - 10/12/2009]
Copyright © 2009 Lucy McFadden. Visit the original article at http://blog.nzx.com/2009/10/cfa-inves ... hosted the CFA ...
International Workshop on Ubiquitous Virtual Re... [Wired: Beyond the Beyond - 09/01/2009]
*Okay, they’re calling their workshop “Ubiquitous Virtual Reality,” but it’s amazing these workshop attendees could settle on a name at all, given that they are ...
Spiders gather in groups to impersonate ants [N... [ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - 06/03/2009]
The animal world is full of harmless liars, who mimic species more dangerous than themselves in order to avoid the attention of predators. But none do it quite like ...
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