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Constructed Thoughts: Built | Unbuilt
June 5, 2009
June 4, 2009
FREAK Shots: Business Cards of the Unemployed - Freakonomics Blog
FREAK Shots: Business Cards of the Unemployed
By FreakonomicsThe Cardsofchange website posts photos of revamped business cards sent in by the recently laid-off. The cards, most of which are marked up in pen or marker, reflect what each person has done since losing his or her job.
One person wrote about his volunteer experience:
Marten SimsAnother painted a blissful image over his:
Phil BarbatoSource: Freakonomics Blog | NY Times
June 3, 2009
June 2, 2009
June 1, 2009
Urban Facts | Trends | Demographics
Here is an interesting interactive map that shows the single male/female demographics across the US. Draw your own conclusions...
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May 31, 2009
Urbanization | Facts
If global development priorities are not reassessed to account for massive urban poverty, well over half of the 1.1 billion people projected to join the world’s population between now and 2030 may live in under-serviced slums, says a report published in January 2007. Additionally, while cities cover only 0.4 per cent of the Earth’s surface, they generate the bulk of the world’s carbon emissions, making cities key to alleviating the climate crisis, notes the report.
Source: The report by ‘State of the World 2007’ by the Washington-based Worldwatch Institute
Source: The report by ‘State of the World 2007’ by the Washington-based Worldwatch Institute
Source: Ny Times
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