CoCreate's Collaboration Software Now Available to all Federal Agencies Via Off-the-Shelf Contract.
Daly Computers Adds CoCreate Software to National Institutes of Health's Electronic Computer Store II Contract as Part of Marketing Partner Agreement CLARKSBURG, Md. and FORT COLLINS, Colo., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Daly Computers Inc. and CoCreate Software Inc. today announced that all federal...

The US and us.
Canadian cities are going the way of their US counterparts into car-dependent sprawl Until recently urban planning and government intervention in Canada have prevented the inner city hemorrhaging that is characteristic of urban America. There is a widespread perception that Canadian and American cities are more or less...

Environmental land use, indirect source controls and California's south coast plan; is the day of attainment coming?
I. INTRODUCTION From the beginning, land use boards and environmentalists have butted heads, each perceiving the other as its prime competitor in a race for a limited resource. However, this historic feud has generated necessary compromises from its adversarial tensions. As testimony to this developing relationship, the...

Securing the homeland across jurisdictional boundaries. (Regional Governance).
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' unprecedented efforts in regional communication and coordination after the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon. September 11, 2001 would become a day of transformation throughout America. For the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), an agency representing the diverse regional interests of...

India key market for Australian food companies.
Byline: G Ganapathy Subramaniam MELBOURNE/HOBART: The emergence of India as a major economy has led many food companies from Australia to eye the booming Indian market for cheese, wines, fruit, vegetables, meat, beef and marine foods. India is a key market for Australian wheat and...

Indian supermarkets latest target of Oz food companies.
Byline: G Ganapathy Subramaniam MELBOURNE/HOBART: The emergence of India as a major economy has led many food companies from Australia to eye to booming Indian market for cheese, wines, fruit, vegetables, meat, beef and marine foods. India is a key market for Australian wheat and apples and...

Local government in northern British Columbia: competing or cooperating?
It is more or less traditional for residents of northern British Columbia to bemoan their lack of influence over provincial policies and to encourage the devolution of power to northern agencies, generally with little effect. Over the years, local government officials have recognized that unity may bring strength, and...

Expert suggests new rules in an age of sprawl.
Urban consultant David Rusk has released a new study of urban and suburban sprawl in upstate NY that calls on NY State to change the rules of the game, to stop the steady erosion of the economy and quality of life. "In an age of sprawl, NYS...

Voluntary regional co-operation in Australia */ La co-operation regionale volontaire en Australie.
Provincial and state governments in Canada and Australia have encouraged the development of regional cooperation as an alternative to local government consolidation. In Canada, this process has usually been a 'top-down' affair with provincial authorities using legislative and financial measures to encourage collaboration. In Australia, on the other hand,...

Amalgamations, service realignment, and property taxes: did the Harris government have a plan for Ontario's municipalities?
Drastic change was contemplated by The Common Sense Revolution (CSR), the election manifesto that brought Mike Harris to power as premier of Ontario in 1995; the Harris government implemented drastic change; therefore the CSR explains what the Harris government has done. The fact that this syllogism is logically flawed...