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Ohio: When Next Door Is A World Away

Posted 07 May 2013

The story is told of a man who stood, day after day, by the doors of a bank of elevators in a New York skyscraper. Asked why he loitered there for hours on end, he replied simply: 'I wait for people to brush past me - I just need to be touched.'

The story may well be apocryphal but its central theme, urban isolation, will resonate with many Americans as they consider the dramatic tale of three young women... Click for more

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If Jesus were here today, television reporters would be hard pressed to find any footage of his miracles to play on the evening news. He would never perform for the camera; he'd refuse to perform miracles for the sensation of it, or to satisfy curiosity. If he were here today, he would never print a business card or hire a publicist to advertise his miracle abilities.... Click for more

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Creating An Innovation Hub

Turning a City into a Magnet for Inventive Minds

'Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower,' said Steve Jobs. What is true of individuals may also be true of cities.

The leading cities of the world are, to one degree or another, innovation hubs. They draw inventive minds and entrepreneurial thinkers like a magnet.

In some cases, such cities are not their nation's capital. Some are regional centres, yet they punch way above their weight because they ... Click for more

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