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Your neighbour has suddenly bought an impractical sports car to celebrate her big promotion at work, and a friend suddenly has a boat parked in his driveway. These are status symbols, designed to show off someone’s success. What about frequent flyer status sy…

Elizabeth Wallace and Sarah Reid, CNNUpdated 1st October 2019 (CNN) In honor of International Coffee Day -- not that you needed a reason -- we would like to raise a cup. Our love for coffee goes beyond the Seattle purveyor who added tall, grande and vente …

Share this post: More people than ever are living and working in cities  and thats becoming a problem. All those people need to get around, and our transit systems, after years of underinvestment, cant handle the load. Frustrated by poor service, more peopl…

The smart city has captured the worlds imagination, but policymakers and innovators have not yet built cities that are smart enough to survive the challenges of the 21st century. Our cities are unprepared for the future because three megatrends are poised to …

Typhoon Faxai left many people without power and other services for several days when it hit the greater Tokyo region in September. NASA/Worldview Greater Tokyo took a major hit earlier this month from Typhoon Faxai, which stopped regional transport and knock…

Canadas Green Party leader is shocked that her team altered an image to remove a compostable disposable cup from her hands and replace it with a reusable plastic one featuring the partys logo. In a statement, Elizabeth May said despite the misstep by well-me…

BuildingsPublished on September 26th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor 0 September 26th, 2019 by Guest Contributor  By Connie Allen Smartphones, smart TVs, and smart watches have quickly been adopted into our everyday vocabulary, but how about smart cities?…

La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana, Cuba, the birthplace of Mojito, a famous tourist attraction and has been a favorite for celebrities like Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Neruda,Gabriel Garcia Marquez and more. The place was opened in 1942 and was named Casa NurPhot…

SINGAPORE: Inspector Ho Lei Siang was playing with his one-year-old daughter the night of Sep 2, 2017 when he got a call to report to his police division headquarters in Clementi. As a senior investigation officer (IO) tackling commercial crimes, the now 33-…

Taking place during Singapore’s Bicentennial anniversary, the Watch Art Grand Exhibition commemorates a particularly deep 54 year relationship between Patek Philippe and the nation state.  As heir to Genevas great watchmaking traditions, Patek Philippe conti…