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POPSThe Online Books Page Just in case some of you just might be suffering from the delusion that someday you might be able to shut down your computers and go and breath the fresh air that someone once told me is actually to be found outside.
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POPSReplacing Highways with Parks Some cities are planning to tear down aging highways and replace them with parks. This strategy represents a continuing shift in the way public places are designed, particularly when it comes to park space and transportation. The idea is really to make cities more livable. On a similar note, we recently did a story on best cities for the outdoors which you can read here: http://www.forbes.com/home/2008/05/12/outdoors-health-cities-forbeslife-cx_rr_0512realestate.html
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POPSQuake aftermath in Dujiangyan, Sichuan -pics Remember, for the vast majority these are ONE CHILD parents. The loss of any child is unbearable but to lose your only one is imaginable. Let us judge the Chinese government on how they deal with the aftermath of this disaster that diminishes the scale of Katrina. Yet we still remember the aftermath of Katrina and how the Bush government didn't deal with its largely man-made disaster.