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...short period after reunification - stability, democracy, prosperity - paradoxically highlights its failings, the sections of society that have been excluded from the success story. Berlin has memorials everywhere, the earnest expression of modern Germany's desire to acknowledge its difficult history. Yet for every memorial, there's also a theme-park rendition of the past. At Potsdamer Platz you can have your picture taken with smiling "border guards" next to remounted Wall panels, decorated with faux graffiti on their eastern faces. "It's disgusting," says Knabe. "And it makes harmless something far from harmless." (Read: "The Battle For Berlin...
...treating some of it further for use in factories. Not only are rainwater and wastewater efficiently "harvested" in this way, officials point out, but the system also makes every Singaporean water-conscious. "We want to promote the idea that the water that falls on your roof, patio or car park is eventually used," says the PUB's Khoo. "This ensures the environment is kept clean...
...company struggled for nearly half a decade. Then came the penguins. "To convince Singapore [that it could treat water], we tried our first project in a bird park with the penguin tank," explains Hyflux's Ong. Because penguins are used to pristine arctic water, the water in their tank needed to be continuously cleaned. The penguins were pleased enough by Hyflux that the company was allowed to recycle part of Singapore's wastewater into drinking water, which has in turn propelled Hyflux from a start-up into a global player in water treatment. Its systems are now used in cities...
...subway lines create a complex web across the boroughs, riders can hop aboard the F train at 4:10 a.m.—every weekday. Anyone stuck on Canal Street at sunrise could likewise catch the Q and subterraneously shoot across the city toward bed. But find yourself at Park St. in downtown Boston on a Sunday morning post-12:47 a.m., and there’s no boarding the Red Line back to Harvard Square. Unless you want to wait until...
...have not. Well, it's kind of odd. You kind of know you're imagining things but at the same time you kind of don't. I was walking through a park, high on acid, and there were these killer ducks after me. I can't prove it, but it sure felt like I was being followed by them. It was terrifying. It was one of the more bizarre and unhinged moments in my life. I got away though. They didn...