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Property owners, it turns out, do not watch the commodities market as keenly as druggies do. "People think of copper as cheap, like sand," says OneBeacon Insurance Group executive Charlie Sidoti. "But now you have to think of it like gold. You would never leave gold sitting out in the yard." OneBeacon estimates that it has seen a 300% increase in claims of copper theft in the past 18 months. Home foreclosures have worsened the trend, as empty buildings are easy targets for the time-consuming task of ripping out pipes and wiring. In California, theft of copper irrigation systems...
...bikes via tiny rfid chips, the same tamper-proof radio-frequency devices used to monitor everything from clothing inventories to office ID badges. Riders use a swipe card to unlock the bikes, and if they fail to return them--or if the bikes are stolen on their watch--they'll be out $200. SmartBikes will soon be outfitted with independent wire locks so that cyclists can make pit stops wherever they want. No need to worry, though, about wheels getting pilfered. They're not quick release and are too small for regular bike frames...
With little in the way of furniture, hotels of both brands have reallocated money ordinarily spent on bureaus and armoires--where traditional hotels hide the TVs--toward spalike bathrooms and custom mattresses. Flat-screen TVs duplicate home-entertainment centers--guests can hook up their laptop or iPod to watch movies or rehearse PowerPoint presentations. High ceilings and oversize windows in the 275-to-325-sq.-ft. Aloft rooms make the room feel more spacious. NYLO's rooms have brick walls and concrete floors to create an urban-loft experience--and reduce cleaning costs...
...City Your recent article on the building of a new capital city in Burma [June 2] intrigued me. Amazingly, Naypyidaw, a new city of one million, was built from scratch in just three years. Now that Cyclone Nargis has made many tens of thousands of people homeless, I will watch and hope that the Burmese government puts as much effort into creating new cities for these people as they did in creating a city for themselves. Jeremy Stern, LONDON...
...deadly cyclone in Burma has exposed the cruel and inept leadership of the country's military rulers. Under their watch, nothing good has happened to Burma or its people. To call these men generals is an insult to the Burmese army. A group of privates could do a better job. Please do the world a favor and print photographs of these failed leaders. W. Paul Lau, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA...