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Daily links 05/20/2012

Posted by Jim on 20/05/2012

Amanda Burden, Planning Commissioner, Is Remaking New York City - NYTimes.com “But that attention to detail has also received criticism. Ms. Burdens belief in contextual zoning, for example, under which new developments in a [...]

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Macedonia: Graffiti Art in “Times of Revived Antiquity”

Posted by Filip Stojanovski on 19/05/2012

A short documentary on the Macedonian graffiti scene within the context of the state-sponsored art/construction boom, made by two female scientists and bloggers, has been shown at the renowned archeological conference Buffalo TAG 2012. Filip Stojanovski reports.

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Elephants’ Shoes in Maintaining Biodiversity Are Too Big to be Filled by Other Species

Posted by Estel on 19/05/2012

Elephants don’t wear shoes, of course. But if they did it would be the shoes of the biggest gardeners on earth. Elephants and other megaherbivores are the “ gardeners” of humid tropical forests, particularly of South East Asia. This is according to Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz, re ...

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Africa human development report 2012: towards a food secure future

Posted on 19/05/2012

This report by the United Nations Human Development Programme explores why hunger remains pervasive in Africa, despite abundant agricultural resources, ...

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Developing Asia's Pension Systems and Old-Age Income Support

Posted on 19/05/2012

Old-age income support is becoming an issue of growing importance throughout Asia. This is especially true in East and Southeast Asia. This paper provides ...

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