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May 16, 2012 1:41 PM
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CBS LocalNew Yorkers don't read, says Amazon: NYC left off list of most bookish citiesNew York Daily News (blog)BY Alexander Nazaryan In a stunning defeat for the city of Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Dorothy Parker and every bespectacled writer...
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May 15, 2012 6:35 PM
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The cutting edge and complete overview of all key cases and examples within the Quantified Self and Internet of Things (IoT) movements across the globe.
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May 15, 2012 1:56 PM
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The Good 1. Arlington, Virginia A+ 2. Sioux Falls, South Dakota A 3. Madison, Wisconsin A 4. Durham, North Carolina A 5. St. Paul, Minnesota A 6. Boulder, Colorado A 7. Overland Park, Kansas A 8.
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May 14, 2012 12:35 PM
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In Spanish cities, austerity hits hardWashington PostIn Alburquerque, Spain, there is a sense of shrinking opportunities as decisions in Madrid and Brussels trickle down and hopes for reviving the beleaguered local economy vanish.
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May 14, 2012 12:33 PM
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As the world urbanises and our lifestyles evolve, cities are getting bigger. And we're not just talking about population sizes. As This Big City kicks off a fortnight of themed posts on Megacities and Microcities, what better way to ...
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May 14, 2012 12:28 PM
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Once was that American cities competed to look more like Detroit, with gleaming lanes of highway stretching as far as the eye could see. Any more, it's a race to imitate Copenhagen, the Danish capital where 36 percent of ...
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April 24, 2012 3:28 PM
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In most cities, academic researchers have to drive across town to reach an industry incubator. In Aurora, they just walk across the street.
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April 24, 2012 3:08 PM
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Atlanta continued its downward spiral, posting its lowest annual rate of decline in the 20-year history of the index at -17.3%. The 10-City Composite declined 3.6% and the 20-City was down 3.5% compared to February 2011.
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April 23, 2012 1:45 PM
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City maps, deconstructed and rearranged by block size, reminiscent of Ursus Wehrli’s deconstructed famous art and a fine complement to The Map as Art.
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April 23, 2012 1:43 PM
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October 21, 2011 5:48 PM
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What sets city size? That is, what determines how many people all cluster together in an urban area? On the one hand, city size increases with feasible building height and with the gains to people and businesses from ...
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October 21, 2011 5:47 PM
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atlantic wind connection From a distance they look like white toothpicks standing up out of the ocean. Up close they are towering engines of motion, whirring in the face of unforgiving gusts of wind. Offshore wind farms are a ...
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October 21, 2011 4:16 PM
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This morning at Web 2.0, David Barnes, program director of emerging technologies of IBM, spoke about the company's vision of smarter cities and a smarter planet. It's a more literal notion of "big data," one that involves ...
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May 16, 2012 1:40 PM
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Denser cities are more productive, more innovative, and more energy efficient.
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May 15, 2012 5:16 PM
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Haunting Photos Of Abandoned Cities Around The World: There are more abandoned cities than you'd think. But they're also p...
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May 15, 2012 1:56 PM
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For the first time ever, the majority of the world's population live in cities. And though Asian megacities get plenty of coverage, what makes a city varies wildly. So rather than thinking BIG, here's five of the world's 'smallest' ...
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May 14, 2012 12:34 PM
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City Explores Private Deal For MetersWall Street JournalBy TED MANN New York City is taking tentative steps toward turning over the operation of its nearly 39000 parking meters to a private company, with a cautious eye toward avoiding costly missteps...
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May 14, 2012 12:28 PM
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As any traveler worth their soles knows, to walk around a city is to experience its true essence. “Your brain functions quite differently when you walk,” says Scott Bricker, director of America Walks, a national nonprofit dedicated ...
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May 14, 2012 12:27 PM
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This video is probably what Ralph Steadman sees when he takes half a tab of acid and looks at a map of Budapest, but it’s also a data visualization of the city’s bike usage during a 24-...
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April 24, 2012 3:10 PM
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Smog-Eating Graffiti for One of World's Most Polluted Cities (RT @torque10: #Green street art?
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April 24, 2012 3:07 PM
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BloombergHome Prices in US Cities Fell at Slower Pace in FebruaryBusinessWeekBy Timothy R. Homan on April 24, 2012 Home prices in 20 US cities dropped at a slower pace in the year ended February, pointing to stabilization in the real-estate market.
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April 23, 2012 1:44 PM
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Cornell and Technion won the first $100 million grant to build a campus on Roosevelt Island.
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October 21, 2011 5:49 PM
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Australia's analyst firm 2thinknow regularly calculating the Innovation Cities Global Index has released the rating of 331 cities for the year 2011. So looks the top-10 chart: Boston, San Francisco Bay Area, Paris, New York, ...
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October 21, 2011 5:48 PM
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Don't miss my Hollywood Haunted Houses, 10 Spookiest Cities in America, and How to Throw a Halloween Party. We love Halloween in the U.S.
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October 21, 2011 5:46 PM
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While many average Americans are skittish about the housing market, the country's richest citizens see current conditions as perfect for buying income properties Irvine, CA (PRWEB) October 19, 2011 Buying investment ...
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