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Waterloo and surrounding area artists. arts and 3 Bedford and Maier have created a. cultural groups, heritage organizations, libraries. , whaltlthey call .M.'CI%C°lbe:é 7C2]: l ‘ business improvement associations. local media l sma 95‘ portrait ".' .l e WOT ° ‘ “nut and other people interested in organizing activities ; be“ “15‘0“” mm" “W5 WSW“ . as pan of Culture Days 2011 are invited to attend ; Tm: C0 bert Report. . . gum an information session on May 17 from 430 pm. i The” a” ‘0“? “mere,“ 9mm“ to 6 pm. at the Victoria Park Pavilion. Ontario Cul- 1 ”F" smayes‘ one ‘5 9‘1 microns to 0'2 ture Days staff will be in attendance to answer J microns, Bedfordsaid. questions and'lncilitate. ' in“ how small '5 that? 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The show is being held in memory of Leejay part of a lab project that required them ture icon. “I thought it seemed like a new kind have“, a student who passed away after failed to make electromechanical machine Bedford and Maier have been in of cutting-edge technology. I could go wisdom teeth surgery in his final semester at the system components. touch with producers at The Colbert into a bunch of potential areas I was school almost five years 380 “Stephen Colbert was Report. who said interested in, such as the biomedical The show is working with the concept of “we actually John's idea,” Micro Colbert may be field or alternative energies,” she said. diem in mind, so the question around the school is Bedford said. “We both ‘ featured in an The systems used to make Micro how students are going to Seize the Show. The really like the show, and . upcoming segment of Colbert can be combined with other event features music, art displays and a fundrais- he ”must" it would be M ' . the show. components to make very tiny ing barbecue. ”me cost is $7 for the concert, and something fun and interâ€" ‘ 2- ' Maier has said he machines. The applications for these 510 for the concert and calendar. esting to put on our gig? ' hopes that will get kinds ofmachinescanbeseen in com- chip.” 9.153;; kids excited about the munications, biomedical pressure sen- . 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Bedford plans on working toward a raised from this garage sale will go towards build- ‘ microscope to see the images, That's The 23-year-old Winnipeg native graduate degree and eventually hopes ing supplies to be used in the village Drukis will be what the pictures were taken with.” came to UW â€" which offers the only for a career in biomedical research, working at this summer. For more information e- But there is a practical reason for integrated nanotechnology engineer- “which is not terribly related to Micro mail Drukis at shailyananegoodacha. mixing the latest nanotechnology ing BSc degree in the country â€" right Colbert,” shesaid. ‘ ‘.‘- a i E - SUNDAY . . . 4 - $7 gag 'Manultfe Blk Ike for Heart . raw ‘1 JUNESw “ \ BlKE. 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