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  “Hello Darkness, My Old Friend”

  by Elizabeth Sanders - Global Minds May 23, 2012

  “Artificial light in the environment must be considered a chronic impairment of habitat...While lamp efficiency and consideration of SPD (spectral power distribution) are significant accomplishments, true night sky friendly lighting can still only be ...

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  Shanghai's Global Nights

  by The Global Journal May 18, 2012

  It’s hard to be more global than the nights in Shanghai. After experiencing the night life of Berlin, Paris, New York, Barcelona, Dubai, you must plunge into the most wideawake night life on the ...

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  Healthy Buildings: Tackling Disease Through Design

  by The Global Journal May 18, 2012

  New active design practices promoting physical activity and wellbeing are becoming a key strategy for tackling chronic non-communicable diseases caused by sedentary lifestyles. Walking the streets of Manhattan, one cannot fail to be struck by ...

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  Back in the Subway

  by The Global Journal March 6, 2012

  Subway by Bruce Davidson, Steidl 48€ For several years now, publisher Steidl has been republishing photographers whose work, often out of print, represents a cornerstone in the story of photography and its dissemination. In this ...

• China: High-Speed Ahead

  by Ami Field April 16, 2012

  China has faced a lot of criticism about its new high-speed rail service, especially after a train derailed in July 2010, killing 40 and injuring 192. But a new World Bank study found that the ...

• English Language Broadcasting in Switzerland: The End of the Story?

  by Irina Pavlova April 5, 2012

  The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SSR) has announced a wide review of all of its internet platforms, radio and television stations across Switzerland. The oldest English language radio with national broadcasting, World Radio Switzerland (WRS), finds ...

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  Policing the Police: Civilian Video Monitoring of Police Activity

  by Marc Krupanski - Global Minds March 7, 2012

  Police misconduct and violence continues throughout the world, often without any oversight, accountability or justice for the victims. Recent deaths of civilians by police officers in New York, violent repression of “Occupy” protestors, and rampant ...

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  Urban Planning is Key

  by The Global Journal March 6, 2012

  The Very Hungry City: Urban Energy Efficiency and the Economic Fate of Cities, Austin Troy, Yale University Press, £25.00/$28.00/20,00 € In his new book Austin Troy shows how urban environment management ...

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  #72 - Common Ground

  by The Global Journal January 23, 2012

  Check out if Common Ground is in The Top 100 NGOs 2013 Edition! An integrated response to homelessness. Over 70 American cities participating. More than 650,000 Americans experience homelessness on any given night. Common ...

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  #95 - Architecture for Humanity

  by The Global Journal January 23, 2012

  Check out if Architecture for Humanity is in The Top 100 NGOs 2013 Edition! Humanitarian-focused design. 107 structures in construction or development. A non-profit services firm founded in 1999, Architecture For Humanity aspires to build ...

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