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Regenesis: Feeding t |
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| George Monbiot |
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Enabled by Technolog |
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In the January 2005 issue of Trends we traced the rapid growth of the real-estate boom in the exurbs. As we explained, according to the U.S. Census, the average commute, measured just one way from home to work, increased by roughly 20 percent from 1980 to 2000, to 25.5 minutes. |
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We are in the midst of . . . the biggest world-wide housing boom ever,” declared Robert Shiller, the Yale economist and author of Irrational Exuberance. In August 2004, sales of new homes went up by 9.4 percent, the biggest increase since December 2000. |
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The Patent Litigatio |
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Patent and copyright protection are included in the U.S. Constitution as a way to safeguard scientific and commercial innovations, as well as books, movies, music and other creative products. But, unlike laws protecting personal property, the copyright and patent laws are supposed to “promote the progress of science and useful arts.” |
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Think Twice |
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| Michael J. Mauboussin |
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