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TWIS is Shareable's weekly round-up of links from around the web that we think our readers might like. Read on, and add your own links in the comments:
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Friday is World Commons Day, read about what's happening and how it came to be at On The Commons.
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The American Planning Association has released its list of great public spaces in America, including one of my favorites, the San Francisco Ferry Building.
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Common Dreams has posted Blue Planet Project founder Maude Barlow's plenary speech from the annual Environmental Grantmakers Retreat.
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Richard Poynder has an interview with German activist Silke Helfrich on the state of what she sees as a global commons movement.
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Authorities in Britain are using crowd-sourcing techniques to identify both road conditions and places that need more bike parking.
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The Bay Citizen's Jonathan Weber predicts a coming surge of socially productive 'impact investing'.
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An industry survey finds that more and more people are turning to DIY auto repair to save money during the recession.
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In less promising news, some officials in Illinois's DuPage County have proposed banning meeting places in unincorporated residential areas.
- Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park is holding a contest along with the BBC, the best DIY invention gets featured in the next film.
Have a good weekend and add your sharing links below.
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Neal Gorenflo wrote on 10.15.10, 7:37pm:
Thanks for bringing the attribution to our attention. Your graphics are really great.
We understand the license, just missed this time.
Neal Gorenflo
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opensource.com wrote on 10.18.10, 7:24am:
No worries Neal. We guessed it was just a slight overlook. Glad you enjoy the graphics.
opensource.com
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