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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...least started to plan more carefully. Wang Yongchen, a radio journalist who runs the China Rivers Network, an umbrella organization for anti-dam groups, meets frequently with officials at the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) to argue that mandatory environmental impact assessments are often inadequate. SEPA agreed and issued desist orders in January to 30 construction projects. Although construction has restarted on all but four, Wang realized that "we can work with the government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Rising: Power to the People | 6/19/2005 | See Source »

...artists-it was only unlicensed samples, and the Beatles' label, EMI, is vigilant about enforcing its copyrights. "You couldn't make a more illegal album," says Burton. "When it spread beyond being a little art project, of course EMI came after me." It wasn't just the cease-and-desist business that bothered him. He was also a little put out by the acclaim heaped on his Frankenstein's monster (ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY named it the best album of 2004). "Mixing two records takes discipline and creativity, but it's not talent," he says. "It's just output." When the hype...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: A Rodent In the Gorilla House | 5/22/2005 | See Source »

When Calixto does discover a violation, he starts off with a polite request to stop using Harvard’s name, which often proves effective, he notes. If unsuccessful, Calixto then issues a cease and desist letter warning of a lawsuit—also very effective, he says...

Author: By Alexander H. Greeley, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Marking Harvard Territory | 5/3/2005 | See Source »

According to Calixto, if the misrepresentation of Harvard’s name is confirmed, cease and desist letters will most likely be issued and Chinese authorities would be contacted...

Author: By Risheng Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rumors of Harvard In China Prove False | 4/20/2005 | See Source »

...pansy," wrote Berle, a former Air Force intelligence officer and veteran of 94 parachute jumps. But, he protested, the women could find some way to celebrate their toughness other than "idolizing people who squash birds' heads." Brigadier General Donald Miller, Kelley's top spokesman, promptly sent a "cease and desist" order. So what will the female Marines sing now? It probably would not do for them to take a cue from the guys. Says Miller: "The male Marines are singing and thinking about something that is far worse." No lyrics supplied. MIAMI Mayor of "North Cuba...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: American Notes | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

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