Canadian Light Source making positive economic, scientific impacts for Canada

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Contact: Matthew Dalzell
matthew.dalzell@lightsource.ca
306-657-3739
Canadian Light Source, Inc.

SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN - The Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron is making a strong contribution to the national, provincial and local economy, and has a positive return on investment in terms of academic and industrial research and the training of the next generation of scientists. These are some of the findings of an economic impact study conducted by Insightrix Research Inc. for the CLS.

"We are very pleased with what the study found as it clearly demonstrates that we are contributing to the advancement of Canadian science, the innovation of industry in Canada and abroad, as well as the training of our country's future researchers and technologists," says Josef Hormes, Executive Director of the CLS. "The data indicate that we are on the right track as we complete the transition into a mature synchrotron facility."

"It is apparent that the contribution of the CLS to the Canadian economy extends beyond economic impact data with the potential for a large impact in the years to come," says Larry Goodfellow, partner with Insightrix Research who conducted the study. "Although many respondents felt that it was still too early to completely measure results, those that we have seen are very positive."

The study, conducted between June and August, consisted of surveys and in-depth interviews of the synchrotron's academic and government users and industrial clients. It focused on the research activities of academic users during the 2010 calendar year and industrial clients during fiscal years 2009-10 and 2010-11.

Key findings include:

  • CLS operations directly contributed almost $90 million to Canadian GDP during the study period: for every dollar of CLS operating funding our operations contributed three to the Canadian economy.
  • CLS operating funds spent in Saskatchewan generated over $33 million in GDP for the province of Saskatchewan.
  • Spending by our users visiting Saskatoon contributed close to $1 million to the local economy in 2010.
  • Academic research done at the CLS in 2010 contributed to the publication of over 130 scientific articles to date, the training of 500 highly-qualified personnel (HQP, such as graduate students).
  • Respondents among academic users estimated the commercial value of the research they did at the CLS during 2010 at $28 million, with an additional $2.5 million related to the training of students and post-docs. This includes the commercial value of new inventions of over $12 million, and new or improved products and processes at $15.5 million.
  • 97 percent of academic respondents indicated that some part of their research depends on synchrotron data.
  • Over 98 percent of the researchers surveyed intend to return to the CLS to do future research.
  • Clients who responded to the survey reported the value of the research projects conducted for their businesses at close to $15 million from fiscal years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.

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The Canadian Light Source is Canada's national centre for synchrotron research and is a global leader and a recognized centre of excellence in synchrotron science and its applications. Located on the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon, the CLS has hosted over 4,600 user visits from academic institutions, government, and industry, and delivered over 15,000 experimental shifts to users from across Canada and 18 countries since 2005. CLS operations are funded by Western Economic Diversification Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, National Research Council of Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Government of Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan. http://www.lightsource.ca/media/quickfacts.php.

A backgrounder with additional findings and highlights is available at http://www.lightsource.ca/media/backgrounder_20111122.php.



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Contact: Matthew Dalzell
matthew.dalzell@lightsource.ca
306-657-3739
Canadian Light Source, Inc.

SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN - The Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron is making a strong contribution to the national, provincial and local economy, and has a positive return on investment in terms of academic and industrial research and the training of the next generation of scientists. These are some of the findings of an economic impact study conducted by Insightrix Research Inc. for the CLS.

"We are very pleased with what the study found as it clearly demonstrates that we are contributing to the advancement of Canadian science, the innovation of industry in Canada and abroad, as well as the training of our country's future researchers and technologists," says Josef Hormes, Executive Director of the CLS. "The data indicate that we are on the right track as we complete the transition into a mature synchrotron facility."

"It is apparent that the contribution of the CLS to the Canadian economy extends beyond economic impact data with the potential for a large impact in the years to come," says Larry Goodfellow, partner with Insightrix Research who conducted the study. "Although many respondents felt that it was still too early to completely measure results, those that we have seen are very positive."

The study, conducted between June and August, consisted of surveys and in-depth interviews of the synchrotron's academic and government users and industrial clients. It focused on the research activities of academic users during the 2010 calendar year and industrial clients during fiscal years 2009-10 and 2010-11.

Key findings include:

  • CLS operations directly contributed almost $90 million to Canadian GDP during the study period: for every dollar of CLS operating funding our operations contributed three to the Canadian economy.
  • CLS operating funds spent in Saskatchewan generated over $33 million in GDP for the province of Saskatchewan.
  • Spending by our users visiting Saskatoon contributed close to $1 million to the local economy in 2010.
  • Academic research done at the CLS in 2010 contributed to the publication of over 130 scientific articles to date, the training of 500 highly-qualified personnel (HQP, such as graduate students).
  • Respondents among academic users estimated the commercial value of the research they did at the CLS during 2010 at $28 million, with an additional $2.5 million related to the training of students and post-docs. This includes the commercial value of new inventions of over $12 million, and new or improved products and processes at $15.5 million.
  • 97 percent of academic respondents indicated that some part of their research depends on synchrotron data.
  • Over 98 percent of the researchers surveyed intend to return to the CLS to do future research.
  • Clients who responded to the survey reported the value of the research projects conducted for their businesses at close to $15 million from fiscal years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.

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The Canadian Light Source is Canada's national centre for synchrotron research and is a global leader and a recognized centre of excellence in synchrotron science and its applications. Located on the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon, the CLS has hosted over 4,600 user visits from academic institutions, government, and industry, and delivered over 15,000 experimental shifts to users from across Canada and 18 countries since 2005. CLS operations are funded by Western Economic Diversification Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, National Research Council of Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Government of Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan. http://www.lightsource.ca/media/quickfacts.php.

A backgrounder with additional findings and highlights is available at http://www.lightsource.ca/media/backgrounder_20111122.php.



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Super Saturnian storm

Tempest?s life span captured by Cassini spacecraft

Web edition : 3:04 pm

Like a snake swallowing its tail, a giant storm wrapped itself around Saturn in December and stuck around for more than 200 days. The Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn captured the thundering menace in images released by the Cassini team on November 17.

This false-color image, captured on January 12, depicts the tempest?s tail coiled around the northern hemisphere, marked by a giant hole torn into the deeper layers of Saturn?s atmosphere (blue oval in the upper left). Also visible is the shadow of Saturn?s tiny moon Enceladus (lower left beneath the rings [blue line]).

Scientists liken this storm to a volcanic explosion on Earth and are stumped by Saturn?s weather patterns, which seem to produce these outbursts every two or three decades.

Now the longest-lasting observed storm, the behemoth?s birth and evolution are revealed in a series of images that chronicle the storm?s evolution.


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South Africa's FA says forgive Blatter

updated 6:23 p.m. ET Nov. 19, 2011

JOHANNESBURG - The South African Football Association says people should forgive FIFA President Sepp Blatter for his controversial comments downplaying racism in the sport.

SAFA said on Saturday that Blatter's remarks were unfortunate but hopes "the world will move on" after football's highest figure apologized for saying that racist slurs on the field could be sorted out with a handshake after the match.

SAFA said the matter was blown out of proportion but also noted in its statement that Blatter had "sent the wrong signal."

South Africa's football body paid tribute to Blatter's efforts in taking the World Cup to South Africa last year and said his recent comments were "unfortunate, regrettable and out of sync with what he (Blatter) stood for all his life."

Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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will.i.am And Jennifer Lopez Glow In The Dark At AMAs

Mick Jagger also appeared via video screen for debut performance of 'T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever.)'
By James Dinh


will.i.am performs at the 2011 AMAs
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Sunday night's (November 20) 2011 American Music Awards were full of onstage collaborations, and one of the most entertaining was will.i.am, Jennifer Lopez and Mick Jagger's debut performance of "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)."

In between two life-size stereos, Jenny from the Block kicked off the bass-heavy number with the song's chorus line: "You can go hard or you can go home." Shortly into the performance, you could tell this hitmaking crew clearly went hard. Utilizing the pitch-black Nokia Theatre and dancers' lit-up ensembles, will.i.am delivered a complete glow-in-the-dark performance that included floating dancers, a headless will and even a blink-and-you'll-miss-it disappearing act.

Lopez played up her part as featured guest, and even though Jagger was missing from the action, the Rolling Stones frontman did appear via video for his portion of the dance tune. To conclude the number, glowing confetti filled the air.

"T.H.E (The Hardest Ever)" is the lead single from will's forthcoming solo album, #willpower, which is expected to drop next year. Produced by Audiobot, Dallas Austin and will himself, "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" was released on iTunes immediately after the AMA performance. Rich Lee directed the video for the song, which was shot in Los Angeles and London; it is expected to premiere later this month.

What did you think of will.i.am's glow-in-the-dark performance? Share your thoughts below!

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Separating signal and noise in climate warming

Friday, November 18, 2011

In order to separate human-caused global warming from the "noise" of purely natural climate fluctuations, temperature records must be at least 17 years long, according to climate scientists.

To address criticism of the reliability of thermometer records of surface warming, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists analyzed satellite measurements of the temperature of the lower troposphere (the region of the atmosphere from the surface to roughly five miles above) and saw a clear signal of human-induced warming of the planet.

Satellite measurements of atmospheric temperature are made with microwave radiometers, and are completely independent of surface thermometer measurements. The satellite data indicate that the lower troposphere has warmed by roughly 0.9 degrees Fahrenheit since the beginning of satellite temperature records in 1979. This increase is entirely consistent with the warming of Earth's surface estimated from thermometer records.

Recently, a number of global warming critics have focused attention on the behavior of Earth's temperature since 1998. They have argued that there has been little or no warming over the last 10 to 12 years, and that computer models of the climate system are not capable of simulating such short "hiatus periods" when models are run with human-caused changes in greenhouse gases.

"Looking at a single, noisy 10-year period is cherry picking, and does not provide reliable information about the presence or absence of human effects on climate said Benjamin Santer, a climate scientist and lead author on an article in the Nov. 17 online edition of the Journal of Geophysical Research (Atmospheres).

Many scientific studies have identified a human "fingerprint" in observations of surface and lower tropospheric temperature changes. These detection and attribution studies look at long, multi-decade observational temperature records. Shorter periods generally have small signal to noise ratios, making it difficult to identify an anthropogenic signal with high statistical confidence, Santer said.

"In fingerprinting, we analyze longer, multi-decadal temperature records, and we beat down the large year-to-year temperature variability caused by purely natural phenomena (like El Ni?os and La Ni?as). This makes it easier to identify a slowly-emerging signal arising from gradual, human-caused changes in atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases," Santer said.

The LLNL-led research shows that climate models can and do simulate short, 10- to 12-year "hiatus periods" with minimal warming, even when the models are run with historical increases in greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosol particles. They find that tropospheric temperature records must be at least 17 years long to discriminate between internal climate noise and the signal of human-caused changes in the chemical composition of the atmosphere.

"One individual short-term trend doesn't tell you much about long-term climate change," Santer said. "A single decade of observational temperature data is inadequate for identifying a slowly evolving human-caused warming signal. In both the satellite observations and in computer models, short, 10-year tropospheric temperature trends are strongly influenced by the large noise of year-to-year climate variability."

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Echoes of Home: Roleplayers Wanted

I'm looking for players for my new RP: "Echoes of Home". As of this posting, it has been up for nearly a day and has no characters so far. It uses the roleplay tab, and can be found here: roleplay/echoes-of-home/

The basic premise is that a group of individuals are forced to come back to life each time they die, but they arrive in a different world each time they do. In addition to that, players are allowed to reincarnate their characters, enabling them to change their identity, which opens up new abilities that you would otherwise not get if you stayed the samethe entire game.

Each new world has an individual mission that may be completed. Doing so will earn you a reward. Failing to do so may have consequences later on.

As death and rebirth play an integral role in this RP, player kills are allowed. Just remember that you aren't allowed to remove a player from the game altogether.

Here's the introduction for the RP:

Life was fairly simple on Parkes Island, a moderately small landmass entrenched in a wide ocean. Distanced from anything that could be called a mainland, Parkes Island is quiet and calm, its inhabitants blessed with a cool climate, a healthy environment and modern technology. A place where one can spend much of one's time in quiet seclusion. A simple place... until several individuals stumbled across an ancient temple, devoted to deities long gone, and nestled within a forgotten cavern. From that moment on, all hell broke loose. Evidence regarding what happened to those who discovered the hidden shrine is shady at best, but it is undeniable that out of all those who entered the cave on that fateful day passed away before anyone could leave. Nobody can tell what happened... except you and those around you.

That may be because you were among those killed in the cavern.

You find yourself in a place that looks like Peakes Island. But everything is different. Gone is are the little villages that dotted the coastline and countryside. The bracing autumn winds have been replace with the undeniably warm rays of the summer sun. As for the people, everyone seems to have been replaced by amphibious beings that look like they could have come from something written by H.P. Lovecraft. Worst of all, you've been seperated from everyone else, and no actually knows just who murdered everyone in the cavern... But you're certain that the murderer is among your number.

Sooner or later, death will come for you again. But, as you begin to realise, each death only brings you somewhere else. In addition to that, each death can be used to change your identity, enabling you to become stronger and even fit the conditions that you've been forced to face. But despite all your extra chances at life, you can't help but wonder if your technical immortality will eventually come to an end.

There seems to be more at work here than first meets the eye. As each world flashes past, the grim reality of the situation becomes all the clear. Something, or someone, wanted you to be there. Someone, somewhere, wanted you dead the moment they first laid eyes on you. Something ancient is hunting you, and they will never give up the chase, for they hunger for souls similar to them. They thirst for those who have had eternity thrust upon them. And there is no telling if such beasts could ever be truly killed.

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So, what does everbody think? The RP starts on the 24th of November at the latest. There are currently no limit to the number of players, so go ahead and join in the fun!

Here's the URL again: roleplay/echoes-of-home/

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The Google's Music Store Is Here (Plus Free Streaming for All!) [Google Music]

Google's digital music warehouse is here, and it's a lot more than just a store. Open today, Google Music will also hold and stream 20,000 tracks in your library. Free. Too bad it's missing a giant record label. More »


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Google launches music service (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) ? Google Inc has turned on the music at its new online store, aiming to wrest the lead from Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc in audio entertainment distribution despite the absence of a major record label.

Google Music, with more 13 million songs, will be integrated with Android Market, the company's online store for smartphone apps and videos as it plays catch-up with its rivals. Apple, Amazon and Facebook have to varying degrees integrated music into their core online and mobile products.

Google Music will allow the Web search leader to do the same by letting consumers access music from various Internet-connected devices and easily share tracks with friends.

But analysts said the lack of soundtracks from Warner Music - a major label whose artists include Led Zeppelin and Prince, among others - will limit the appeal of Google Music.

"They've got to get that catalog filled pretty quickly," said Mike McGuire, an analyst at industry research firm Gartner. "It's a launch, but it's kind of like a work-in-progress."

Google Music was unveiled at a splashy event at the Mr. Brainwash Studios in Hollywood, California on Wednesday.

Google has negotiated U.S. deals with three of the four major music companies: Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group; Sony Corp's Sony Music Entertainment; and EMI. It has also signed deals with the increasingly influential independent label group Merlin and London-based Beggar's Banquet label group, home to the year's biggest selling artist, Adele.

Analysts say selling online music is unlikely to provide much of a lift to Google's revenue. But they say Google needs to be in the market to ensure that its Android-based mobile efforts can match offerings from competitors.

Android is the world's No. 1 smartphone operating system, powering about 200 million devices worldwide. But without a music service, Android-based smartphones and tablets may not be as attractive to consumers seeking a product that offers a seamless media experience.

And with music storage increasingly moving to remote Internet servers in "the cloud" rather than on the device itself, companies like Google and Apple have a way to keep users locked in to their respective mobile services, said BGC Partners analyst Colin Gillis.

"Everyone is using music and media as a jail. Ultimately, this stuff is going to be stored in the cloud and it becomes harder and harder to switch systems," he said.

To help jump-start the new music store, Google said it will offer one free song for consumers to download every day.

Google will also allow consumers to share purchased songs with friends on the Google+ social network. The feature will give users of Google+ a "free, full-play" of songs purchased by their friends.

"Recommendations from friends are the single most important way that people discover music and we think that this feature has the potential to really transform purchasing behavior," said Zahavah Levine, Google's director of content partnerships for Android, at Wednesday's event.

Music executives said that even though sales have struggled in recent years, music usage has never been more popular on different types of formats like social networks and mobile devices.

Facebook, the world's largest social network, unveiled a tab in September through which music services like Spotify, Rdio and MOG enable Facebook users to share music. Amazon has also long been a major music retailer and has a music locker service

Earlier this year, Google unveiled the Google Music beta, which allowed users to upload their music to Google servers, and access the music from multiple devices.

Shares of Google, which finished Wednesday's regular session at $611.47, were up 72 cents in after-hours trading.

(Reporting by Lisa Richwine in Los Angeles, Yinka Adegoke in New York and Alexei Oreskovic in San Francisco; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick, Bernard Orr and Richard Chang)

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