In Chicago a notoriously famous housing project, Cabrini Green, is slowly being torn down. The problems of a decade ago are still present and Chicago's Housing Authority is trying to destroy the blemish, which has made it a mockery in the nation. But where will the residents go? They are currently being displaced into other segregated communities in the west and south of Chicago. Will these public housing mistakes ever end or will Chicago forever be known as the city with the worst Housing Authority.

NYTimes Article

Many nations have no tradition of free speech, and in those contexts, blogging can be extremely dangerous. How can those bloggers protect themselves, and how can we help them?

World Changing

Only in China do things like this happen. A development company decided to dig around a resident after he refused to leave. The tenant will not leave until the company pays the asking price [$1.3 million]. The development company wants to build a £40 million project including apartments and a mall.

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Another image of a building owner refusing to move.

HoopChina

Something I have talking about for a while has come into development. Harnessing energy from elliptical machines is finally being used at California Fitness a gym in hong Kong. The owner has set up elliptical machines so that the energy produced by from the workout would power the lighting within the room. Further developments have been made with energy collecting floors, in which the striking of the heel produces energy to be conserved for later use.

WSJ Article