Tickled pink and ticked off letters stir local passions
A wave of civic venting fills letters to the editor and public forums about child support concerns, staff conduct, parking lot safety, smoking bylaws, auto maintenance, the arts centre project, municipal spending, and noisy car alarms in a quiet community.
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Artificial intelligence looms on the horizon
A report surveys global research into early AI machines and robots. In Japan the ElectroTechnical Laboratory built a GRD robot with a 100 MHz RISC CPU and 15 reconfigurable DSPs guiding obstacle avoidance and mapping. The device adapts to sensor loss and updates a virtual environment map as it seeks a colored ball.
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ElectroTechnical Laboratory
Teen radio listening falls across Canada in 2001 survey
Statistics Canada reports teens averaged 4.7 hours of radio per week on weekdays, well below adults at 16.1 hours, while weekend listening was similar. Prince Edward Island led provinces with 23.5 hours weekly, CBC drew 18 percent of listening time from university graduates, and talk radio rose post 9 11.
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Ottawa
Statistics Canada
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
New Brunswick
CBC
Surviving Arts Companies Face Shifting Funding in Canada
A Statistics Canada study shows over 600 performing arts groups remained active in 1998-99 despite deficits and shrinking government support. About 75 firms failed or paused annually in the 1990s, while 625 companies operated that year. average revenue per company reached $758,615, with earned income rising to 50 percent of $474.1 million.
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Ottawa
Statistics Canada
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