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Open Source Article: Growth, innovation, scaling, and the pace of life in cities

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Published online before print April 16, 2007 – Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 10.1073/pnas.0610172104, Open Access Article, Sustainability Science, Growth, innovation, scaling, and the pace of life in cities,
Luís M. A. Bettencourt, José Lobo, Dirk Helbing, Christian Kühnert, and Geoffrey B. West. [full text, PDF]

  • “Humanity has just crossed a major landmark in its history with the majority of people now living in cities. Cities have long been known to be society’s predominant engine of innovation and wealth creation, yet they are also its main source of crime, pollution, and disease. The inexorable trend toward urbanization worldwide presents an urgent challenge for developing a predictive, quantitative theory of urban organization and sustainable development. Here we present empirical evidence indicating that the processes relating urbanization to economic development and knowledge creation are very general, being shared by all cities belonging to the same urban system and sustained across different nations and times.”

    • Meeting to Consider a Resolution Authorizing House Judiciary Chairman to Subpoena Monica Goodling

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    Follow-up to previous posting, White House Liaison Monica Goodling Again Refuses to Testify Before Congress on U.S. Attorney Firings, House Judiciary Committee, April 18, 2007 – Meeting to Consider a Resolution Authorizing the Chairman to Subpoena Monica Goodling and Approval of Vacant Subcommittee Assignments “Meeting to consider: A resolution authorizing the Chairman to issue a… Continue Reading

    GAO Report on E-Voting Challenges

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    Elections: All Levels of Government Are Needed to Address Electronic Voting System Challenges GAO-07-741T, April 18, 2007. “Voting systems are one facet of a multifaceted, year-round elections process that involves the interplay of people, processes, and technology, and includes all levels of government. How well these systems play their role in an election depends in… Continue Reading

    SEC Staff Announces Availability of Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Tool

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    Press release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission’s staff today announced the availability of a new compliance tool to assist anti-money laundering (AML) compliance efforts by broker-dealers…The AML Source Tool, developed by the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE), compiles and organizes key AML laws, rules and related guidance applicable to broker-dealers and provides… Continue Reading

    Appropriations Committee Announces Earmark Reform Standards

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    Appropriations Committee Announces Earmark Reform Standards, April 17, 2007 Press release, Taxpayers for Common Sense: “The new standards require that both the committee bill and report clearly identify earmarks and include the amount, the recipient (or location) and the purpose and that the bill and report be published on the internet. S. 1 required this… Continue Reading