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However, according to a report released by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission last year, Canada was a broadband leader based on the benchmark of penetration per 100 inhabitants, which indicates how many people have access to high-speed internet in their homes...

Author: By Keren E. Rohe, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Canada Trails Again | 2/25/2010 | See Source »

...figure hits that benchmark, it will represent a 43 percent rise over the past two years—marking an upward trend after a period of stabilization from the founding of AODS in 2005 until 2008. Prior to the creation of AODS, the number of hospital cases had increased nearly nine-fold over six years...

Author: By Evan T. R. Rosenman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: More Intoxicated Undergraduates Treated at UHS | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

...Almunia, the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs said Athens' targets were "ambitious" but "achievable." Importantly, Greece managed to raise about $11 billion in its first postcrisis bond offering on Jan. 25. But relief was short-lived. Within days the spread over 10-year German bonds, the European benchmark, reached a record high. The bottom line: until the Greek government delivers results, the pressure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Greek Tragedy: Athens' Financial Woes | 2/15/2010 | See Source »

Despite its success so far—the benchmark Q rating for SCRB courses is 4.4, significantly than higher than the 3.9 held by the natural sciences division—HDRB nevertheless struggles as a new and relatively small concentration. Kraemer expressed concern about getting into a lab class for the spring semester, which only had a limited number of spots; other students via Q Guide have mentioned that the courses are enlightening, but unstructured...

Author: By Li S. Zhou, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Changing the Culture | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

...Chinese people are generally pretty happy, but the Party leadership is terrified of their outsized expectations. People under age 40, the progeny of the one-child policy, didn't live through Maoist poverty and upheaval. They are pampered, impatient and demanding. They consider exponential growth as a basic benchmark of life, and access to information to be a civil right. China's rich are powerful opponents of further reform and opening. They made money the local way and are determined to block foreign competition so this can continue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The China Fix | 2/1/2010 | See Source »

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