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August 2, 2010


Pt 1: RIP Research in Motion? - There's a lot of buzz surrounding an upcoming New York press conference called by Canadian telecommunications giant Research In Motion. Could a new Blackberry be on the way? RIM officials won't say. But even if the company is about to launch a new product, some financial watchers say it may be too late - that RIM's day has already come and gone. (Read More)

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Pt 2: Two Brushes, Four Eyes - When Mary Kennedy and Michelle Woodey set up their company Fiona Hoop, they began a working relationship that may be unparalleled in Canadian art. They're both painters, and successful ones at that. And every canvas that comes out of their Toronto studio has brush marks from each of them. For them, it's more than a common vision. It's like they share a creative brain. This documentary originally aired on March 2, 2010. (Read More)

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Whole Show Blow-by-Blow

Today's guest host was Jim Brown.


It' Monday August 2nd.

The United Arab Emirates has labeled Blackberry a security threat.

Currently, investors in RIM couldn't agree more.

This is The Current.


RIP Research in Motion?

Anti-RIM

If analysts are right, tomorrow could be a big day for Canada's high-tech powerhouse, Research in Motion. There's a lot of buzz surrounding a press conference in New York many industry observers think it's been called to announce the launch of a new Blackberry. But no one really knows for sure. RIM is keeping the reasons for the conference very hush hush.

The buzz comes as the iconic telecommunications giant is weathering some tough times. In fact, some well-respected financial journalists have already written RIM's obituary, Eric Jackson is one of them. He is a senior contributor to the TheStreet.com, a leading financial analysis website, and founder and president of Ironfire Capital. Eric Jackson was in our Toronto studio. p>

Pro-RIM

Not everyone thinks RIM is on its deathbed. Rod McQueen is the author of several best-selling books about Canadian business. His latest book is called, Blackberry: The Inside Story of Research in Motion. Rod McQueen was here in Toronto.

PART TWO

Two Brushes, Four Eyes - Documentary

When Mary Kennedy and Michelle Woodey set up their company Fiona Hoop, they began a working relationship that may be unparalleled in Canadian art. They're both painters, and successful ones at that. And every canvas that comes out of their Toronto studio has brush marks from each of them. For them, it's more than a common vision. It's like they share a creative brain.

The CBC's Sandra Bourque brought us this documentary about the pair. It's called Two Brushes, Four Eyes.

We first this documentary in March as part of our Work in Progress Series. For more on our working lives, tune in to Work in Progress: a summer series featuring the best of The Current's year-long look at the work we do - why we do it and what it says about us.

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