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According to the official website, parks, playgrounds, sports fields, allotments and cemeteries will be connected to form a network,

sian and developing market cities will not achieve the levels of car motorisation enjoyed in the West Energy problem Another way to examine the issue is to look at the number of households without a car.

each have more than 30%of households without a light duty vehicle, says Sivak. In fact, the figures show that 56%of households in New york (which top the list) don have a car. think that will be surprising to most people.

It was surprising to me and I am in the business. Perhaps it is not so surprising in cities like New york,

In Los angeles, only 12%of households are car-less, and in affluent San jose, heart of Silicon valley, it is only 5. 8

I covered in this column and here at BBC Future we have been following it for the past two years. he idea is to make space super-cheap

Jehlik is the man responsible for this green-racing simulator, and he is convinced that planet-friendly technology has a role to play in the future of motorsport.

Would you let your child get on a bus driven by someone on mind-altering drugs? What about having an operation conducted by a surgeon taking stimulant pills?

and narcolepsy#to healthy children from low-income families purely to improve academic performance. Doors of perceptionshift workers

The same could be said, for example, of improved nutrition and family planning. Smart drugs may be character-changing,

A few moments later a flag is waved, red with gold stars on it. This is China's first spacewalk#on 27 september 2008,

The man in the suit, Zhai Zhigang, joined Russia's Alexey Leonov and America's Ed white in the history books as his nation's first space walker.

Senior Curator in the Division of Space History at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum,"help to answer some important questions about the origins of the Moon and geologic processes there.#

before placing a flag on its surface. But the flag didn't have the familiar stars-and-stripes pattern.

It was red with gold stars on it. If you would like to comment on this article

medical clinics#and sound the alarm to stop violence from reaching certain levels of severity.#

the potato is the second most important food for families after maize. Smallholder farmers produced around 10 million tonnes of potatoes this year,

which fuels the average family home in Sri lanka for two days. You could also use other electrodes, like magnesium or iron.

but the fact that two-thirds of the world population still doesn have access to the internet means that a large proportion of people are excluded from this.

Last year saw the lowest number of deaths and people affected by disasters for a decade, according to the 2013 World Disasters Report from the International Federation of Red cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

families and companies need to quickly check in with each other, argues Erik Hersman, cofounder of Ushahidi,

an information service which enabled citizens to anonymously report incidents of violence via text, twitter, phone or email, during Kenya 2007-2008 post-election violence.

Distress alert During the Westgate siege, Hersman and I texted multiple times as he searched for his business partner wife and children,

Fortunately, the family escaped unharmed. But the intense worry that many people experienced in the hours of chaos was part of the motivation behind a new service from Ushahidi, called Ping.

which allows people to reassure family and friends that they are safe. However, the Ping website also allows one person to send out a mass text message to a preprogrammed list of contacts, saying, essentially, re you safe?

It not the only new app helping friends and family stay connected during emergencies. For times when victims need to reach people discreetly as was the case for those hiding inside Westgate Mall an app built by Nairobi-based Usalama Innovative Systems may be more suitable.

When activated, it sends an alert to both your family and a private security company, with a location and the discreet isten infeature.

Cinemas. Women drivers. Bikinis. Democracy. But there are a few things that aren in short supply in this country of 28 million:

But can a large endowment alone kick-start a culture of innovation? Few have tried seriously. Norway, the world eighth-largest oil exporter, established a sovereign wealth fund (Government Pension fund Global) in 1990 to diversify oil investments

a new government-funded business incubator that is one of many promoting entrepreneurship as a means to new economic growth. f we focus on creating a culture based on entrepreneurs,

physical residence addresses don exist in much of Saudi. Another Badir startup, Yatooq, has developed an automatic Arabic coffee machine (it needs a more complicated process than ordinary coffee.

you can expect results overnight. s a culture, wee a start-up, he says. e are starting somewhere with no history of entrepreneurship, no start-ups.

changing the culture, the economy, the mindset. While Stanford and Harvard universities took decades to become recognised institutions

is not part of Saudi culture. he only industry we have is the government, explains Tuba Ozlem Terekli, cofounder of Qotuf Al Riyadah Development Company,

and build a culture of entrepreneurship in the Kingdom. he society wants innovation from Gen Y to corporate employees,

Many Saudis are supported fully, by family or government, and don work until they graduate from university. n Saudi arabia,

and has launched since several successful gaming start-ups, including Na3m Games. Now many like him, western-educated and exposed to entrepreneurial cultures like Silicon valley, are returning and ringing tons of innovation creating culturally relevant startups solving local problems It may not be the local problems the government

would hope for, like drinking water and energy but these entrepreneurs are building a different economy. audi is the largest consumer of Youtube content per capita in the world,

A culture of risk-taking investors and VCS has yet to emerge among Saudi wealthy.

says it will be hard to end the culture of dependency subsidies, benefits and handouts from the government that have marked Saudi economy. t not simply a matter of buying innovation says Wehry. here still no incentive for private entrepreneurshipand the ambition exceeds the capacity and the reality. t all dreams.

our cultures become more sedentary and rates of obesity and heart disease increase. Cars not only make our cities unhealthy,

#which serve the needs of Asian cultures#accounting for street markets and vendors, auto rickshaws and motorcycles#rather than one-size-fits-all Western street design.

which can mean anything from the poor street lighting to badly marked crosswalks to high crime.

it's estimated that 78%of the households in China will still not have a car.

It's no coincidence that, around the same time, New york's other poster child for Silicon valley-like success,

adding, in other words, a million miles away from start-up culture. Amid all these legacy industries, New york start-ups are underdogs

not just as religion or passion, says Jen Berrent, a partner at New york law firm Wilmerhale who's worked with start-ups since late 1990s.

Instead they are about finding local solutions to social problems, such as poor access to clean water, the high costs of joint replacement surgery and slow responses to natural disasters.

Most of these were designed to solve social problems especially those related to health and the environment.""Necessity is the mother of invention,

they are also backing novel solutions to social problems more directly. The Philippines is hailed as the"text messaging capital#of the world.

which can in turn can help solve social problems. Whether this happens depends how the spoils of economic progress are distributed.

Instead they are about finding local solutions to social problems, such as poor access to clean water, the high costs of joint replacement surgery and slow responses to natural disasters.

Most of these were designed to solve social problems especially those related to health and the environment.""Necessity is the mother of invention,

they are also backing novel solutions to social problems more directly. The Philippines is hailed as the"text messaging capital#of the world.

which can in turn can help solve social problems. Whether this happens depends how the spoils of economic progress are distributed.

says Sangeeta Gupta, senior vice-president of industry body the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom)."

#Companies here also actively address themes like commuting, women's safety, best practices of hiring talent and managing attrition.

But with a tradition of making things to order for foreign companies and a hierarchical corporate culture, a new generation of start-up innovators is facing an uphill battle."

Some say a much bigger problem is that Taiwan lacks a culture of catering to consumers,

The culture of most companies, and many would say society as a whole, seem to work against innovation.

The government's largely hands-off approach means many companies are owned family. They can often be led by hierarchical

"The management culture has been the same since the 1980s,#says Chiang.""It has depended largely on the mentality of the person at the top.

One man who has succeeded in doing so is George Chao. Until 2009 he was earning around double the average wage of a tech engineer at a company that designs integrated circuits.

But the long hours#14 a day nearly every day#was hurting his health and family life,

#Being the one in his family who had to clean the many windows in their four-storey home inspired him to design a window cleaning robot called the Hobot.

Boot camp for start-up success Rothschild Boulevard has always been one of the grandest streets in Tel aviv, with its broad tree-lined central promenade and elegant Bauhaus architecture.

After years of helping to solve the nation's major security threats, the challenges of gaming and mobile apps pale by comparison,

New missions hunting for alien worlds As mountains go, Cerro Armazones may not be much to look at.

Thankfully, more planet-hunting missions are on the way, which will continue and even extend upon their legacy.

"It's like trying to see the light from a feeble little LED 10cm away from a stadium floodlight,

Other private insurance schemes cost upwards of 50-80,000 KES ($600-900) to cover a family.

and their families, encourage enrollment and collect premiums. Yet while a culture of saving among the poor is lacking because of low wages, fluid employment,

and extended family emergencies,"saving is understood better than insurance, #Oloo says. So in 2009 Changamka launched a"smart card#that enabled Kenyans to save small amounts over time to cover the costs of outpatient services,

They also have a card for family health care.##Hellen Osteno, of Komarock, a low-income area on the edge of Nairobi, bought a family card in April."

"I chose to get the card because many times I could not save, #she said.#"

the company has sold 12,000 family health plans, 3, 000 maternity plans.##However sometimes saving is not enough."

and take down other details such as a national ID number and family information.#####Similar to their other services, customers save money via M-Pesa transfers.

Once their account hits 12,000 KES,($140), they are enrolled immediately in a family insurance scheme, covering two parents and unlimited children for 180 days.#

There was soft acoustic music and falafel, and a lot of beautiful people exuding a studied coolness.""You're going to see a lot of amazing stuff coming out of Berlin,

"This sort of culture that you see here, the hippy music, we had exactly the same thing in San francisco a few years ago.

The vibrant alternative culture remains in place, and some see it as providing fertile ground for the creation of disruptive technologies

because he felt it offered a richer mix of people involved in music, and because of the ample and cheap office space.

Robert Hornik, Assistant Principal at East New york Family Academy in Brooklyn, remembers weekend trips to far-flung corners of New york city to hunt for old desktops from other city agencies like the Police

East New york Family Academy now has over 100 working computers almost four in every classroom,

along with Ben-Shahar, presented some of his findings at April's Association for Chemoreception Sciences meeting in Huntington beach,

#Unmasking organised crime networks with data Military software engineers have developed a program that can predict the social structures of street gangs.

Philip Ball explains how it could help fight crime. One of the big challenges in fighting organised crime is precisely that it is organised.

It is run a bit like a business, with chains of command and responsibility, different specialised epartments recruitment initiatives and opportunities for collaboration and trade.

Their structures often make crime syndicates and gangs more able to evade attempts by law enforcers to disrupt their activities.

and his co-workers, have drawn on the large literature about mapping social networks. This body of work which has grown rapidly over the past decade,

then any associations he has with other individuals can be used to calculate a probable egree of membership The program can also identify onnectorswho are trusted by different gangs to mediate liaisons between them;

which unfolds in a complex netherworld of organised crime gangs, will also take an interest n

Partly spurred by the death of his uncle, 16-year-old scientist and researcher Jack Andraka vowed to find a quick and cheap way to test for signs of the disease.

A spinning disc has a tendency to stay upright, just like a child's spinning top.

I will be looking at that prototype in my next column article. If you would like to comment on this article

Modern architecture is designed also to just house people not other life forms, and therefore does not inherently promote biodiversity.

We therefore need to think about architecture very differently. We must search for new models for constructing buildings,

I founded the Avatar (Advanced Virtual and Technological Architectural Research) group in 2004 to explore how the rapidly changing technologies would affect architecture.

and might encourage diversity in the kinds of architectures we produce. We explore realms as varied as synthetic biology, surreal digital theory, film and animation, interaction design,

and says architecture and the role of architects must be rethought. Interactions between these dynamic elements provide a"new"way to think about design,

Everyday architecture is being imagined re around the world. For instance, there the Paik Nam June Media Bridge

a mall, meeting spaces and a museum. Solar panels on the structure top will generate power.

Persephone aims to build a synthetic biological interior for the spaceship, working with teams from the fields of science, technology, architecture

we limit architecture and its ability to respond to the trials and tribulations of a challenging future.

Our 21st Century architecture is developing the theory, toolsets and infrastructure that will enable the next generation of architects to deal with the unknown.

Sub-saharan africa has the fastest-growing mobile market in the world, increasing at an average of 44%annually since 2000, according to the worldwide mobile communications industry association GSMA.

*They performed PET scans on 20 adults with MDD and 20 adults who did not have MDD.

The team wanted to see whether the biological marker of neuroinflammation (called translocator protein) that is visible with the new dye would be elevated in regions of the brain that regulate mood.

leading to increased tumor cell growth, survival and migration. Drugs that target B-Raf or another protein in the same network called MEK have proved effective in clinical trials.

"Alkaloids are a family of natural products produced by plants that have biological properties important to medicine.

proliferation, apoptosis, and migration. The discovery that they are receptors for tumor-producing phorbol esters, plant-derived compounds that bind to and activate PKC,

A dozen multigenerational families in northern Armenia agreed to allow their blood samples to be sent to UCLA,

"We found a significant association between variants of COMT and TPH-2 with PTSD symptoms, suggesting that these genes contribute to the onset

"The team used the most recent PTSD criteria from the American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manual to measure genes'role in predisposing someone to the disorder.

highlighting the need for an approved drug that can be taken after radiation exposure to protect against organ injury and death.

which can cause cell death and organ injury due to DNA damage. Although some agents tested by the military can provide some protection against radiation sickness when taken prior to radiation exposure,

activates the LPA2 receptor to protect against radiation-induced cell death. The researchers also previously identified an LPA-like compound that protected mice from radiation-induced death

but it did not specifically target the LPA2 receptor or possess the desired drug-like potency required for clinical use.

and has been shown to be a central regulator of cell proliferation, growth, and death. It is of such widespread and fundamental importance that animals cannot live without it.

function, and motion in intact tissues, 3d cell cultures, and engineered tissue constructs, as well as imaging 3d dynamics in microfluidics,

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Yes. And Connell looking at some more reports right now it looks like at this point there were earlier reports that people were trapped in the attic of their home because of the rising waters.

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: And keep in mind--we're update after Katrina which unbelievable the coincidence of the anniversary of Katrina here with now Hurricane Isaac barreling virtually the same track.

Last night though he was here in person as his wife testified about the man she married

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Tennessee 58. Romney. DAVIS: Delegates showed their support too earlier in the day with a roll call vote that formally solidified Romney as the GOP's presidential candidate.

"Farmers and their families live near their farms and work in their fields and care deeply about protecting the safety of their workers, neighbors and communities,

The researchers found that hormone therapy plus radiation reduced cancer deaths by nearly 50 percent in men aged 76 to 85 compared to men who only received hormone therapy.

and cause cancer deaths. Hormone therapy lowers or blocks the levels of testosterone and other androgens (male hormones) that feed prostate cancer tumors.

Among men age 65 to 75 years old radiation plus hormone therapy was associated with a reduction in prostate cancer deaths of 57 percent relative to hormone therapy alone

Similarly among men age 76 to 85 years old radiation plus hormone therapy was associated with a reduction in prostate cancer deaths of 49 percent relative to hormone therapy alone

In both groups radiation plus hormone therapy was associated also with about one-third fewer deaths from any cause.

and the time that is lost from work and family. Marginprobe helps us achieve that. i

Employees of sports outfitter Burton love the snow, as you expect from a company that was an early snowboarding pioneer.

The SAP Winner Circle is an all-expense paid trip to Hawaii for high-performing employees and their families.

New populations, new tools, new culture, new outlooks, new roles for recruiters. Those who acquire

and it has fallen long to the recruiter to be able to convey the culture (and appeal) of an employee brand to candidates.

but the integrated and multiplatform culture of work means that nothing dwells outside the purview of perception

neighbors and family aren there.""Frid wants to change that by giving startups founded by Israeli Arabs access to money and expertise.

a recruiting and training company. he integration of Israeli investors and entrepreneurs, Arab and Jews alike,

Apple's lawyers are trying to portray a culture of fast following at Samsung and to highlight Apple innovations.

"By training Marist students"on the latest in networking and architectures, we will help provide a strong career path,

Apparently, the devastating ISIS linked suicide attacks and PKK-linked assassinations of Turkish policemen last week have changed Ankara attitude.

Over the near-term Turkey will face an expanded domestic threat from both ISIS and PKK militancy in the form of persistent violence against the Turkish state.

suicide bombers, and legitimacy as a global caliphate l

#The International Brigade to Be activated in Poland This Year Defence Ministers of of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine have agreed to establish an international brigade manned with units from the three armies,

Are we to believe that a country which sent a man to the moon and created the internet can figure out how to integrate alternative power sources into the power grid?

New Energy review of prevailing published literature and scientific reports confirmed that Solarwindowt modules outperform publicized devices of comparable architecture, size,

Solartab a new breed of solar charger is the latest hit on Kickstarter Three-Man London Tech Start-up Scores A major Hit On Kickstarter. com With OLARTAB A Solar

and exceed our device design, architecture, uniformity, color, and transparency development goals,#continued Mr. Conklin.#

Benefits of commuting on electricity Though electric buses are not newhe first was introduced in Berlin in 1882lder models frequently required wires to hang over each bus route, marking bus paths through city streets.

what is known as the alley of death, where efficient, low-cost capital is simply not available from institutional investors

Besides the Cadillac ELR technology, other nominees for the award included the Acura Sport Hybrid SH-AWD powertrain;

Through its subsidiary, Blink Network, Carcharging also provides residential EV charging solutions for single-family homes.

and quality of life, said Lisa Meier, Vice president and General manager at UL Environment. e spend up to 90 percent of our time indoors,

trade associations and international regulatory authorities to bring solutions to a more complex global supply chain.

All-electric Zerobus Fleet Launches Mayor Greg Fischer joined TARC and other local officials today at the Louisville Slugger Museum to kick off the start of Zerobus service in downtown Louisville.

and stop along the way for some of the best Louisville has to offer in restaurants museums

founder Peter Janicki and his family have traveled to Africa and India multiple times so they can see the scope of the problem.

and powerful enough to ensure the electrical autonomy of a family of four. The trees are designed

but they could easily pass as a piece of outdoor sculpture. he biomorphically inspired Arbre à Vent,

#Spotting inherited heart disease before it strikes CM affects one in 2500 adults, with an annual incidence of between 5%and 8%per 100 000, says INHERITANCE coordinator Professor Eloisa Arbustini of the Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo. t is one of the leading causes

being responsible for 10 000 deaths per year in Europe, and it is the most common indication for cardiac transplantation in adolescents and adults.

Early diagnosis and management of the disease is fundamental, but in spite of the fact that it is inherited in up to half of all cases,

meaning researchers can identify family members at risk before they develop the disease. They have developed also ground-breaking,

family-tailored and optimised clinical and genetic work up, enabling a more cost-effective use of medical resources. ver the course of three years, says Arbustini,

and care for families identified with genetic DCM allows doctors to provide tailored monitoring, treatment and preventive care, reduce discomfort for patients

sensing technologies will allow the introduction of new services for citizens that will benefit quality of life, such as traffic and pollution monitoring,

bringing fresh hope to patients and families around the world. Project details Project acronym: SCHIZDX Participants: UK (Coordinator), Germany, Estonia, Ireland, United states FP7 Proj.

Exposure from legacy asbestos products like insulation is the leading cause of work related deaths worldwide,

#A second chance for injured brains Jouni Salmenjaakko, once a busy executive manager, now spends all his time with his family at their home in Turku in southern Finland.

Rehabilitation has helped improve his quality of life. But problems remain: living with constant pain and with many kinds of difficulties;

From music, from friends. Maybe soon I can engage in some kind of voluntary work, maybe when time goes

I can engage in some voluntary work with other patients who are in a similar situation, maybe

I can support them. Things like that Project details Project acronym: TBICARE Participants: Finland (Coordinator), France, Lithuania, UK Project Reference N°270259 Total cost:#

Traditional architecture in these areas has come up with a number of ways of coping with the heat,

and a family of related products are under way which target domestic use as well as commercial/retail applications.

the SME association of Catalonia that represents over a 100,000 Spanish companies. The project ran from November 2008 to October 2011 and received an EU grant of#2. 8 million.

The Hi-Wi acronym comes in fact from the project target of developing an electric architecture with both a higher efficiency and a wider application range

The motor architectures and the innovative materials studied in Hi-Wi project have the potential to reach way beyond the electronic vehicle market.

#Developing new weapons in the fight against cancer Cancer causes some 13%of deaths worldwide.

Of these deaths some 90%are caused not by the original cancer but by its spread to other parts of the body.

and cell culture techniques to analyse and understand these cells. Initial tests on very small clinical groups have indicated already that the new device is able to capture the cells with a greater degree of efficiency

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