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EU Urban Audit: The findings

The data released on Tuesday was mostly collected in 2004. Urban Audit covers 321 cities, with populations ranging from 50,000 to 10 million in the EU member states, as well as 26 Turkish cities.1...

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The atlas of the real world

Hungry for your week-end dose of anamorphic mapping ? There you go !1 Vote(s)

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Why are the Dutch leaving the Netherlands ?

Netherland's net migration sum is negative. Why would anyone emigrate from one of the richest countries in the world ? As a French national, I am surprised that food is not among the reasons.1 Vote(s)

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United States 2008 federal budget

This graph of the main volumes of the United States 2008 federal budget puts the Wall Street bailout into perspective. Gone wild like that I would rather call it the 2008 feral budget !2 Vote(s)

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US academic salaries

This article graphically represents the actual average and median salaries at US Doctoral-granting universities. It shows where these institutions put their priorities.1 Vote(s)

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Google’s user data empire

Pagerank is under assault from obnoxious SEO. Lots of user data helps Google figure out what is actually going on. I believe that the privacy issue is moot. But concentration of market power isnt1...

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Think tanks : pour retrouver l'actualité en matière de clubs de réflexion...

Cet outil a été développé, en partenariat avec Netvibes, par la Fondation Res Publica et l'Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques (IRIS). Il propose les dernières publications, au1 Vote(s)

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The attention economy impacts the workplace

Control of attention is the ultimate individual power. Employer can enforce presence but they can't enforce attention. For knowledge workers, focused attention is the new pinnacle of work ethics1 Vote(s)

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Fostering a creative entrepreneurial spirit at Gore

Did you know about the company culture at Gore ? If you don't you're in for a surprise. A self organizing organism that promotes risk taking and hybrid roles is quite unusual. And it works !1 Vote(s)

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Escroquerie et vidéo au Ministere de l'interieur

Sponsorisé par le ministère de l'intérieur, donc je suppose que ce n'est même pas pris dans le budget pharaonique du service de la propagande de l'elysée, I presume...2 Vote(s)

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A few principles for working on what matters

Tim O'Reilly explains some of the rules he lives and work by, building personal success and Gross National Happiness with love and generous contribution that more than matches retribution.1 Vote(s)

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Where discarded electronics are recycled

Guiyu, China breaks down some of the world's discarded electronics, slowly poisoning itself in the process. There are other places like it - mostly in China, India and Africa.1 Vote(s)

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French university and research reform seen from abroad

According to Nature, the broad science reform movement is sound. But to succeed, Sarkozy must engage with French researchers. Melodrama and authoritarian action are no substitute.1 Vote(s)

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PC INpact propose une lecture critique de la lettre type de l'UMP

Pour ceux qui suivent ça de trop loin parce qu'ils pensent que c'est trop technique | que cela ne les concerne pas, etc.2 Vote(s)

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Les droits de l'homme utilisés contre eux-mêmes - un cas d'école de démagogie

"La revendication contre la diffamation des religions est construite par des élites qui reprennent un sentiment populaire largement répandu pour le retourner contre leur propre population".2 Vote(s)

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The politics of the Maastricht convergence criteria

The Maastricht convergence criteria are political instruments. They were ignored in 1998 to facilitate the Eurozone's creation. Now they are stringently applied to slow its enlargement.1 Vote(s)

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Fantasque Time Line : 1940, la France continue la guerre

Un groupe de travail international de chercheurs, d'enseignants et d'étudiants développe une histoire alternative de la 2nd guerre mondiale, basée sur des travaux de recherche et de simulation.2 Vote(s)

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The Grand Unified Theory On The Economics Of Free

A nice summary of the state of the economics of goods when scarcity is removed. It is about trends that are impacting all infinite goods and can be used to anyone's advantage.2 Vote(s)

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Misconceptions and failed attempts – Microsoft’s strategy for Africa

Examples in this article demonstrate the growth of awareness and informed decision making as well as the development of African innovations based on Open Source.1 Vote(s)

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Mali resists aiding French deportations

Diawoye Keita had been living, working and paying taxes in France for 16 years before he was deported to Mali at the end of last year, never managing to get the right to permanently live there.1 Vote(s)

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