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TEDxEast - Dennis Crowley - Making Cities Easier to use. Www.math.rutgers.edu/~lenci/jokes/chicken. WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?

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Plato: For the greater good. Karl Marx: It was a historical inevitability. Machiavelli: So that its subjects will view it with admiration, as a chicken which has the daring and courage to boldly cross the road, but also with fear, for whom among them has the strength to contend with such a paragon of avian virtue? In such a manner is the princely chicken's dominion maintained. Survivalist Project: PVC bow with 60 lb draw weight for under $15. Shift Your Perspective in 37 Seconds. Audio: Wiz Khalifa Taylor Allderdice ~ SPATE The #1 Hip Hop Magazine. Milan’s Vertical Forest. Wednesday, 12 October 2011 GreenMuze Staff Milan’s Vertical Forest from Stefan Boeri Architects.

Milan’s Vertical Forest

The Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest) will be the greenest building in Milan when completed, which is one of Europe’s most polluted cities. The Top 50 'Pictures of the Day' for 2011. Every day at 5pm the Sifter posts the Picture of the Day.

The Top 50 'Pictures of the Day' for 2011

Below you will find a collection of the Sifter’s Top 50 from 2011. It’s hard to imagine the year is almost over, time seems to fly faster each successive year so it’s fun to take a moment and look back at the year that was. Click any of the pictures below to be taken to the individual post to learn more about the photographer and picture taken. Enjoy and stay sifty my friends! Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great career. How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries.

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