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Who will Save the Heritage Buildings in Shanghai?

I recently read this article about architect Ruan Yisan trying to save architectural heritage in China. Whenever I read something like this, either about someone trying to save an old building or demolishing of...

Peek issues call for developers, yearns to build Linux-infused mo

News was originally posted on Engadget. Click here to share your thought on Geeks Worldwide. Peek always has been a company for the people, with its suits sitting down late last year to listen intently to input from users regarding hacks and tweaks. Now, the outfit's looking...

Those "community gardens" are fertile tax dodges

Opinion Call me a cynic but I always thought that these landowners were being motivated by something more powerful than community spirit.  " City to close 'community garden' loophole used by developers...

Boy Scouts Organization Favours Cash Over Environment

When the words "boy scout" come to mind, we often envision young gentlemen helping old ladies across the street, learning how to tie complex knots, camping and fishing. For a long time, Boy Scouts have represented...

How London 2012 was credit crunched

The financial magic of the Five Ring Circus is that the International Olympic Committee takes no risk, pays no taxes and can look forward to guaranteed benefits for its members and the extended 'Olympic family'....

No room for doubt in developers' world view

A very familiar and marvelous insight. EXCERPT: "Where does it come from, this extraordinary capacity for denial, this ability to shrug off any sense of responsibility?" Paddy Kelly and Seán Dunne have little to say about their role in the Irish economic downfall, writes ...

Live From Greenbuild 2008: 30 Years, Now a Movement

Do you have any idea how many people 30,000 from around the world gathered in one space feels like (and trust me, I'm a New Yorker, I don't get overwhelmed by much)? It's like those pilgrimages in India. It’s enough to make you realize: there is something truly bigger than...

Are BC's cities and towns turning into little fiefdoms?

Who is running our cities in BC? And what can citizens do when  governance of them seem to be spinning out of control? Do you think our un-elected city management staff have too much power, and along with our elected officials, tend to abuse the power of public office...

Loan Reveals Two Spins on Democracy

Most political news in Vancouver has been swirling around the $100 million loan that is reportedly been authorized as a bailout cushion to either Millennium Development Corp (the company building the Olympic...

Russian Company to Sue Google for $3 Billion for Contextual Ads Technology

"It looks like Google is facing yet another patent lawsuit - this time involving a huge amount of money, the technology that is the key to Google’s money-making machine and a team of Russian developers."

Vancouver Tenant seeks injunction to stop neighbour smoking: The Plight of BC...

Barry Artiste Op/Ed A recent story this week whereby a tenant in an apartment complex complained of health problems from cigarette smoke coming from an adjoining suite by another tenant. The affected tenant...

Cray Unveils Personal Supercomputer

Ray Kurzweil, in The Singularity is Near, predicts that by 2020 personal computers will have the same processing power as human brains. For now, Cray, the supercomputer manufacturer, has just come out with a $25,000 supercomputer that runs on 110 volt current and is small...

Tesco pulls out of eco-towns project in UK

Tesco, the UK superkmarket giant, has pulled out of a plan to build "ecotowns" in Britain. The towns were supposed to contain zero-carbon flats and be generally environmentally friendly. "Gordon Brown's plan for eco-towns was unravelling last night, with Tesco withdrawing...

iPhone Gaming Control Pads in the Works

OK, just a real-quick iPhone story, since it has been nearly 42 seconds since we've heard one. Anyway, one company's prototype for an iPhone gaming controller has appeared online. Basically, it makes your iPhone...

Scientists may have found the cure to bad hair

A group of German scientists claim they have found the key to ending bad hair days.  They conducted a microscopic analysis of individual hair strands interacting with one another. "If ‘bad hair day’...

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