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Reports on the dismissal of a 'Jiangxi Metropolitan Consumer News' newspaper reporter whose story on organ harvesting angered authorities in Beijing, China. Information on the story; Reason given by the newspaper's editor for the dismissal; Reaction of the Information Center on Human Rights and Democracy in Hong Kong to the issue.

Information about several papers discussed at the 40th Comite Maritime International (CMI) Conference held October 14-19, 2012 at the Kempinski Hotel in Beijing, China is presented. Topics include Rotterdam Rules, regulations of offshore activity and pollution liability, and fair treatment for seafarers. The conference featured several speakers including Professor Michael Sturley, Richard Shaw, and Giorgio Berlingieri.

The article reports on the decision of newspaper editors to continue with their coverage plans despite global protests and calls for a boycott of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. It notes that most newspaper editors admitted that their paper would send fewer reporters to Beijing as a result of newsroom cutbacks. It is also reported that the Associated Press (AP) formed an agreement with NBC in August 2007 that allowed NBC-produced text content and video links related to the 2008 Olympic Games to the AP.

Discusses the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) annual conference held at the Beijing International Convention Center from August 25-31, 1996. IFLA's 62nd convention with theme `The Challenge of Change: Libraries and Economic Development'; Welcome by Chinese Premier Li Peng; The diverse papers presented by America's delegates; The issue of intellectual freedom; More. INSET: IFLA 2001 in Boston, by Carol Erickson.

The article reports that E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. accused scientist Hong Meng for theft and breach of contract. According to papers filed by DuPont, Meng stole the trade secrets of the company and planned to share it with his new employer, China's Peking University. It mentions that through Meng's attorney Joseph M. Bernstein, he denied all accusations. Also, Dmitrii F. Perepichka confirmed Meng's communication with the said university but denies that Meng will steal the company's secrets.

The article offers information about the banning of "white pollution," the color of the plastic bags that merchants use to package goods purchased by consumers, in Beijing, China. Government authorities are requesting for a ban on such kind of pollution so that people will return to using cloth bags, reducing the volume of plastic bags clogging the streets and landscapes. Such measure is taken lightly by residents in Beijing because there are more important issues to consider including the growing concern over environmental issues and anxiety over the rising costs of oil prices than the issue concerning plastic products.

This article reports that swimmers at the 2008 Olympics will compete beneath a sea of steel bubbles created using computer-aided design. The Shenzhen Design Institute won the international competition for the $100 million Water Cube after a public exhibition and vote in 2003. The consortium used the findings of the professors' paper in the design of the building. It was all made possible by rapid prototyping and the latest in computer-aided design. To convey the idea to the judges of the design competition, rapid prototyping was used to physically model the complex structure. The loads were applied to the external cladding and transmitted to the structural members. INSET: Lord Kelvin: A life in physics.