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Gemini Award-winning reporter David Akin is the National Affairs Correspondent for Canwest News Service and is based at the CNS Parliamentary Bureau in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Thursday, July 15
Am I sending you the Ping of Death? How would I know?
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DavidAkin
on Thu 15 Jul 2004 01:49 PM EDT
I'm looking for help (again) if you can spare a minute.
This morning, my home ISP sent me a 'security note'. Apparently another subscriber had complained about port scans that were, apparently, originating from my cable modem. My cable modem is attached to a wireless router, which has up to ... more »
Are happy workers better workers? No, they're not, say researchers
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DavidAkin
on Thu 15 Jul 2004 11:32 AM EDT
Researchers at Rice University say that the long-held assumption that happy employees are more productive employees may not be true. They say there is no evidence that managers who focus on making their employees happy get better financial and operational results. In fact, they say improved financial and operating ... more »
TV news worst when it comes to reflecting Canadian cultural diversity, report says
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DavidAkin
on Thu 15 Jul 2004 11:12 AM EDT
Today, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters released a report
prepared by the Task Force for Cultural Diversity on Television.
The task force examined the quantity and quality of cultural diversity
in Canadian television programming.
On the quantity side, a panel of experts looked at a broad variety of
programmming and ... more »
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