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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[â ]
2012David Resnick, Brazilian-Israeli architect, designed Yad Kennedy (born 1924)[â ]
David Resnick was a Brazilian-born Israeli architect and town planner whose awards include the Israel Prize in architecture and the Rechter Prize. Resnick, whose name is sometimes spelled in English as "Reznik" or "Reznick," is a past director of the Israeli Architects Association, and is known as one of Israel's "most celebrated modern architects".
Hurricane Sandy is now a gauge of the regionâs new fragility as climate change presents the government, and the public, with some overwhelming choices on how best to rebuild.
Having spent the off-season investing heavily in their roster, the Nets hung on to beat the Toronto Raptors to inaugurate their new arena in Brooklyn.
As a marathon campaign in Ohio nears a conclusion, the contest has become political trench warfare, President Obamaâs intricate operation jousting with the raw drive of Mitt Romneyâs field team.
President Obama and Mitt Romney hunted for support in battleground states even as their parties faced off in the first court skirmishes over presidential ballots and how they are counted.
Temperatures fell into the 30s on Sunday and are expected to drop below freezing this week as tens of thousands of people search for someplace to live.
In Ian McEwanâs âSweet Tooth,â what begins as a sort of cold war le CarrĂ© tale about a spy (and the psychology of spying) soon mutates into something else.
New York jazz clubs took a hit during Hurricane Sandy last week, but for many it was only a minor disruption.
Hurricane Sandy spared the first phase of a five-year, $13 million public art project in Atlantic City called âArtlantic,â part of an effort to transform the cityâs desolate public spaces.
In addition to shutting down shipping terminals and submerging warehouses, the storm tangled up deliveries, just as retailers normally receive final shipments for the holiday shopping season.
âWitnessâ is HBOâs series of four documentaries about photojournalists in crisis spots around the world.
Reality TV stars who promote themselves as problem solvers would make interesting fits in the next presidentâs cabinet.
New legislation pressed by Pandora Media and other Internet radio services to reduce their royalty rates has touched a nerve in the music industry.