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Richake8 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:17:46 GMT

Bloomberg BusinessWeek is a global source of essential business insight that inspires leaders to turn ideas into action. Through content, context, and collaboration, Bloomberg BusinessWeek moderates global conversations and moves business professionals forward. Founded in 1929, Bloomberg BusinessWeek magazine is the market leader, with more than 4.7 million readers each week in 140 countries.

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Ministry of Planning

Richake8 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:30:34 GMT

Minister of Planning informs Quartet Envoy of the Israeli measures hindering development and economic growth in Palestine
Dr . Samir 'Abdullah, Minister of Planning demanded the Quartet Envoy, Mr. Tony Blair to interfere in presenting the Palestinian government's initiative concerning the administration of passages in Gaza strip, and facilitating the movement of imports and exports

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Shukhov radio tower panorama in Moscow - 360 Cities

petersigrist — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:03:12 GMT

360 degree views from the top and base of the Shukhov Tower!

Quoted: by Andrey Ilyin

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World Wide Military Expenditures

Richake8 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:09:35 GMT

I wonder why even small Countries like the UK waste so much money on defence, when they have government have other more pressing problems if they could just take one years expenditure from the military budget it would improve a lot of other problems but we must spend on the military to cover perceived threats where their is not one

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Berlage Institute / Events / Spring 2008 / Reflections on Watery Voids

petersigrist — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:10:30 GMT

Video of a lecture on urban hydrology by Fernando de Mello Franco

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Starting Over — as an Entrepreneur | Business on Main

Richake8 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:28:21 GMT

I am still thinking about going solo, my only problem is with the funding, no help from the anywhere especially the Government, so I am still stuck in the planning stages. So I now know what I have to do

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A Biography of Edmund N. Bacon (1910-2005)

petersigrist — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:12:44 GMT

Quoted: He traveled by boat, train and bicycle through England, France, Egypt, Turkey, and Greece. Bacon heard there were architecture jobs in China, and on a whim, boarded a ship with very little money in his pocket, and no concept of what opportunities would await him.

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William H. Whyte | Project for Public Spaces (PPS)

petersigrist — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:06:50 GMT

Quoted: William H. (Holly) Whyte (1917-1999) is considered the mentor for Project for Public Spaces, because of his seminal work in the study of human behavior in urban settings. While working with the New York City Planning Commission in 1969, Whyte began to wonder how newly planned city spaces were actually working out – something that no one had previously researched. This curiosity led to the Street Life Project, a pioneering study of pedestrian behavior and city dynamics.

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Access Aberdeen: Information on services provided by Aberdeen City Council

Richake8 — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:19:59 GMT

Aberdeen City Council. Aberdeen is a thriving, cosmopolitan port in the North-east of Scotland. It is not only the Offshore Oil Capital but is also a Global Energy City.

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Robert Moses' Response to Robert Caro's The Power Broker - Bridge and Tunnel Club

petersigrist — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:01:20 GMT

Quoted: Moses, who was instrumental in shaping modern New York City, is depicted in Caro's Pulitzer Prize-winning book as a power-hungry bureaucrat who, while never elected, had more control over public works than most mayors and governors ...

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