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upFront<br />

<strong>techlife</strong> > contents<br />

i cover<br />

45 people<br />

firestarter<br />

Randy Thompson brea<strong>the</strong>s<br />

life into promising earlystage<br />

companies as NAIT’s<br />

first entrepreneur in<br />

residence.<br />

By Cheryl Mahaffy<br />

cover photo<br />

By Amy Bizovie<br />

4 <strong>techlife</strong>mag.ca<br />

Features<br />

24 enter f ask an expert<br />

<strong>the</strong> green car Question<br />

In <strong>the</strong> market for a more fuelefficient<br />

car, writer Cheryl<br />

Mahaffy asks three auto<br />

experts for <strong>the</strong>ir top picks.<br />

33 innovate f applied<br />

research<br />

animal attraction<br />

You can’t choose your<br />

family – except, of course,<br />

for <strong>the</strong> family dog.<br />

By Ruth Juliebo<br />

45<br />

39 people f alumnus<br />

holger petersen: for <strong>the</strong><br />

record<br />

Praised, prized and recently<br />

immortalized, this record<br />

exec and radio DJ of more<br />

than 40 years still gets <strong>the</strong><br />

Blues.<br />

By Gene Kosowan<br />

57 culinait f Q&a<br />

hanging out with<br />

david adjey<br />

After nearly a decade on<br />

TV, this celebrity chef still<br />

considers himself a bluecollar<br />

guy.<br />

By Sherri Krastel<br />

60<br />

Departments<br />

upFront<br />

6 contributors<br />

7 editor’s note<br />

7 letters<br />

8 president’s connections<br />

enter<br />

9 newsbytes<br />

11 gadgets<br />

13 business<br />

sassy campaign scores<br />

A student team laps <strong>the</strong><br />

competition as <strong>the</strong>ir designs<br />

roll onto <strong>the</strong> Oil City Derby<br />

Girls promotional materials.<br />

14 simulation<br />

investor education<br />

Two students have<br />

$500,000 and 10 weeks to<br />

learn <strong>the</strong> markets risk-free.

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