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Recession reshapes America
in Sox First, on July 14, 2009
I have often talked about how the recession will reshape America's geography where cities like Detroit will turn into ghost towns. Without saying as much, demographer Richard Florida seems to be saying that in his latest book, an extract of which is republished here . Florida argues that ...
The best entrepreneurs of the year?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on April 9, 2009
... Teaching slum dwellers in Guatemala to sell worm byproducts as fertilizer or helping disabled Nigerians become business owners rather than beggars: These might seem very controversial ideas in the...
Namibia - Tourismus einmal anders
in Das Reise-Weblog, on September 12, 2008
...isch vereint. Und neuerdings haben auch Touristen die Möglichkeit, diese skurrilen Plätze in den Slums der Metropole kennen zu lernen.
So berichtet der Spiegel über den Slum-Tourismus in der ehema...
Slum Tourism: Rich Vs. Poor or Learning Experience?
in Hidden Travel Gems, on March 14, 2008
...in there.
About 16 years ago, an enterprising travel agent began offering tours of the favelas , slums, that climb the hillsides over the city. The idea seemed crazy at first. Rio's favelas wer...
Big Brother Society > GMAC To Monitor Driver's Mileage
in carzz.org, on July 17, 2007
...ould prove costly to the driver.
Picture a scene where a driver makes a shortcut through an urban slum that has high vehicle accident and theft rates. Afterwards (or perhaps while he's still dri...
Temple Night Market, Hong Kong
in Hidden Travel Gems, on February 21, 2007
...g up along the street illuminating the tables. At first, my eyes were drawn to the horrific looking slum-like buildings along each side of street. Wall-to-wall ugly, grey concrete buildings were cramm...
The "Toilet Bus"
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on December 18, 2006
...s an idea called the "Toilet Bus" that would bring portable sanitary toilet facilities to slums in the city by refitting an old double decker bus with the required plumbing. So far the idea ...
BenQ's Gaming LCDs for 2007
in PCGamers Blog, on December 14, 2006
Engadget has a list of BenQ's lineup of gaming LCDs for 2007. Here's the list:
The 19" FP93GX with a 2ms response time, the 24-inch FP241WZ and FP241VW both of which supports 1920 x 1200 pixels, the 22-inch FP222WH with has a 1680 x 1050 view, and the slim FP94VW that has 19-inches of...
Saints Row: Full Soundtrack List
in XboxSpace, on August 18, 2006
It's a long list with everything from Iggy Pop to chopin to Masta Killa...
Hit the jump for the full list.
The Bad Side of Walmart
in Businesspundit, on April 23, 2004
... vouchers, because after she pays her rent (which eats more than half her wages, and she lives in a slum) there's not a lot left over to buy food. I'm sure you're glad to do it, right? You...
Inmates Pay for Deluxe Prison Accomodations
in Businesspundit, on August 27, 2003
...ave their freedom, but they do have nice rooms.
Rich criminals in Ukraine are no longer forced to slum it with common rogues after the government opened up two 'luxury' prisons for those who...