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With almost 30 projects and proposals addressing the opportunities and challenges of water in/around/under/through the city, we are excited to announce the HYDROCity exhibition opening tonight at the Toronto Free Gallery (1277 Bloor St W).

Infrastructure provides the basic needs for society, and sustainable infrastructure systems are essential for the survival, health and well-being of a society. For developing countries, the civil and environmental engineer are at the epicenter in seeking means to enhance human life through modernization of infrastructure as evidenced by provision of shelter, water, and transport, amongst others.

The current rate of urbanization and industrialization has caused a rise in environmental issues, involving environmental mismanagement which has been associated with unforeseen global catastrophes. The problems are further aggravated with environmental degradation such as soil erosion, depletion of water resources, etc.

In order to meet these multifaceted challenges, proper planning, implementation and verification exercises are required, via an integrated, multidisciplinary and holistic approach. The global momentum for sustainable development must now lead to practical applications of the engineering and science of sustainability.

Montreal Events

31 November

12pm (Book Launch)

Canadian Centre for Architecture Bookstore

1920, rue Baile

Montreal, Quebec

(514) 939-7026

Water Launch

Human development is about putting people at the centre of development. It is about people realizing their potential, increasing their choices and enjoying the freedom to lead lives they value. Since 1990, annual Human Development Reports have explored challenges including poverty, gender, democracy, human rights, cultural liberty, globalization, water scarcity and climate change.

social location games are titles which interact with your location and are sensitive to your surroundings, adapting to where you are. For example, it might mean that, if you are on a boating trip, the system will give you in-game activities that are linked to fishing or water sports.

Murmur Study is a work-in-progress that examines the rise of micro-messaging technologies such as Twitter and Facebook Status Updates. One might describe these messages as a kind of digital small talk. But unlike water-cooler conversations, these fleeting thoughts are accumulated, archived and indexed digitally by corporations. While the future of these archives are still to be seen, the sheer volume of publicly accessible personal expression should give us pause.

There seemed to be an ownership structure amongst the users, some were better constructed, had longer pipes, were better protected and maintained. We were told that the systems were installed fifteen years earlier and it did not look like any modifications had been done since then.

Grâce (ou à cause) de Déclic Images notamment, le public a longtemps cru deux choses : que l'animé était peu cher (à produire comme à acheter) et surtout était populaire et générait de très nombreuses ventes. Même les professionnels tels que Pathé ou TF1 Vidéo sont même tombés dans la panneau et ont lancé leurs propres labels. Ils se sont cassés les dents, entre le prix disproportionné des licences à l'acquisition et les ventes faméliques à l'arrivée. Car oui, un animé vendu à prix normal (c'est à dire couvrant les frais de licence, de développement, les salaires etc.) se vend à moins de 2 000 exemplaires.

Nous sommes moins de 2 000 fans en France à soutenir cette "industrie" et à avoir cette passion de l'animé. Le reste n'est composé que de consommateurs itinérants qui ne connaissent un titre que parce qu'il est gratuit ou présenté comme "aussi bien que (titre à la mode au choix)".

La japanimation c'est énorme, mais ça reste de la micro-économie, un peu comme les microformats ("microWHAT ?" demanderont certains).