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...Slome is now among the people doing something about it. After her springtime walk, the museum curator started contacting building owners, suggesting they let her use their empty space for art exhibitions. She landed her first storefront in June: a former tackle shop was soon home to photographs, paintings and videos on the bad economy and - in homage to the space's former use - fishing. Says Slome: "It's art coming in to fill the vacuum...
...Marc Feldman at Developers Diversified Realty, an Ohio-based company that owns nearly 700 retail properties across the country. He and his 15-person team are charged with finding non-traditional uses for available spaces at a time when some 9% of the firm's units sit idle. Among the temporary uses they've landed on: health clinic, campaign office, auction house, county library, swap meet and soundstage for a car-commercial shoot. "It doesn't make up for the rents those retailers were paying, but it definitely provides revenue that we wouldn't otherwise have," says Feldman. "Even...
...Among the many great mysteries of autism is this: Where are all the adults with the disorder? In California, for instance, about 80% of people identified as having an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are 18 or under. Studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) indicate that about 1 in 150 children in the U.S. have autism, but despite the fact that autism is by definition a lifelong condition, the agency doesn't have any numbers for adults. Neither has anyone else. Until...
...that end, local governments are forging connections among themselves. A main focus of this year's Governors' summit is deforestation, another key issue in the run-up to Copenhagen. Eleven governors from states and provinces in Brazil, Indonesia, Canada and the U.S. issued a collective call for national governments to stop the loss of tropical forests, which accounts for up to one-fifth of global carbon emissions. On Friday, the last day of the summit, local leaders will sign agreements to work together on clean transportation and climate adaptation. With prospects for a complete treaty in Copenhagen diminishing - due largely...
...agency can't say exactly how the money will be spent. Apart from that are the logistics. "It's not an event you will be able just to turn up at and get in [quickly]. The challenge for London will be to maintain a sense of informality and spontaneity among all the baggage checks," Szymanski says. And, perhaps, keeping people entertained in the interminable security lines...