Emerging Epicenters of High Tech

Cluster Mapping Project at Harvard Business School for the top 20 job-creating areas for the following fields: Plastics, Chemicals, Automotive, Aerospace vehicles, Information technology, Biopharma, Metal manufacturing, Communication technology, Medical technology, Analytical instruments, and Electrical equipment.

Looks like some geographical diversity.

Small Cities Feed the Knowledge Economy

Livable cities draw creative people, and creative people spawn jobs. Some places you’d never expect—small cities not dominated by a university—are learning how to lure knowledge workers, entrepreneurs, and other imaginative types at levels that track or even exceed the US average (30 percent of workers).

Case Study: Omaha, Nebraska

It’s only the 42nd-largest city in the US, but over the past two decades, Omaha has been transformed into one of the Midwest’s most vibrant cultural hubs. Here’s how the rebirth happened, starting in the ’90s.

Gear Fab: BMW Powered Twin-Rotor Hoverbike

A fabulous Gear site feature a hover bike.


Estimated at $40,000, if it is ever built.

I would like to see a ballistic parachute, airbags, landing legs/wheels/skids, a lower center of gravity for the center of mass, but for an initial design it looks pretty cool.

Besides recreation uses, would be great for military, police, security, deliveries, and maybe even commuting. Imagine all the tickets revenue sources coming from licensing and improper vehicle use for state and local governments...

‘Dear Mr. Fantasy, London Calling

play us a tune, something to make us all happy

For the mix of the track "London Calling," Strummer described an image of the London fog swirling off the river Thames, with seagulls circling overhead.

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