| Large Chinese enterprises move to use copyrighted software, official ...
In April 2006, the National Copyright Administration and seven other ministries issued a joint notice urging Chinese companies to use copyrighted software. Central and provincial governments have investigated 3,600 enterprises. More than 1,100 companies have faced penalties for using pirated software, Liu told a conference on software copyright issues. The meeting also heard that China was working to promote the use of legitimate software by official organizations. Government entities and institutions above the city level have installed copyrighted software since a State Council order to that effect was issued in 2004. China also adopted regulations in 2006 requiring computers made in China, or imported for sale here, to be pre-loaded with legitimate operating systems.
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When it comes to cases where developers seek upzoning, many of thse same people are very quick to tell you that the prospective developer should have known what they were getting when they bought the tract. Interesting how this doesn't apply here. Also interesting how none of the RG4N homeowners are volunteering to let Lincoln have veto power over their own development projects within current zoning. Democracy for me, not thee. As for the comparison to the Triangle - the bulk of RG4N's supporters are using the group as 'useful idiots' here - they have shown through their actions on other projects (including very recently) that they have no interest at all in dense urban development - they want to preserve low-density stuff they already have. A critical eye once in a while, even at your fellow travellers, would seem to me to be a basic responsibility for a journalist.
Canada's Municipal Infrastructure 'Near Collapse'
The physical foundations of Canada's cities and communities are "near collapse," according to a report on the state of municipal infrastructure released Tuesday by Federation of Canadian Municipalities. "Danger Ahead: The Coming Collapse of Canada's Municipal Infrastructure" says that close to 80 per cent of Canada's infrastructure is past its service life and sets the price for eliminating the municipal infrastructure deficit at $123-billion. The FCM says the report provides a snapshot of what municipal governments identify as their infrastructure funding needs. It does not provide an exhaustive or complete account of the physical condition of municipal infrastructure. The $123-billion estimate in the study includes “sub-deficits" for key categories of municipal infrastructure: water and waste water systems ($31-billion), transportation ($21.7-billion), transit ($22.8-billion, solid-waste management ($7.7-billion) and community, recreational, cultural and social infrastructure ($40.2-billion).
Historic move leaves place for Elgin Marbles
FOR 25 centuries they have stood atop the Acropolis in Greece, treasured among the most exquisite artefacts of the ancient world. The priceless marble carvings and sculptures have withstood wars and earthquakes, looters, pollution and storms. Yesterday, the painstaking process began to remove the first of them from the Parthenon on Acropolis Hill in the centre of Athens to a new purpose-built museum below. .
Fannie in Her Own Words
The angst stems from expectations among investors and banking analysts that more red ink from financials is inevitable. As banks face having to write down further securities, derivatives and credit structures that reference the deteriorating US mortgage market, many fear a protracted period of stress for the financial system. 'What's now clear is that the mess is here to stay, and that it's likely to get worse for homeowners and the banks long before it gets better,' said William O'Donnell, strategist at UBS. 'The worst is yet to come, and we are heading into year-end when there is a lack of liquidity,' said TJ Marta, fixed-income strategist at RBC Capital Markets." November 8 - Financial Times (Gillian Tett): "Big investment banks and other institutions will be forced to sharply increase their writeoffs on mortgage-linked assets to $60bn-$70bn in the coming months in a further blow to their weakened financial state, according to their own analysts.
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