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The idea came from US economist Paul Romer, who proposes that the creation of charter cities -- semi-autonomous cities in rural sections of developing countries that would have some foreign supervision and, most importantly, would be founded upon a new set of rules -- can lift countries out of poverty.
BBC: The two sides of charter cities
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The term refers to computers that can be relied upon to follow rules set by a publisher.
ECONOMIST: Digital rights and wrongs
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Woodland bandits, they dress up as bandy-legged giants (Ishioka provides them with stilts that seem to be made of accordion sleeves) to set upon unwary travelers, like Armie Hammer's Prince Alcott.
CNN: Review: 'Mirror Mirror' is a frivolous family film
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Being set upon by a mob has to be one of the worst occupational hazards anyone can face.
FORBES: Female War Reporters Under Sexual Attack Overseas? All The Time
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Participants suggested that a set of some 5-6 core indicators should be agreed upon and used by all EFA partners, although the Group noted that this may only provide a partial picture of education systems.
UNESCO: Bulletin on EFA action worldwide No.45
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" Shortly before his death in 1928, Barron encouraged the Journal staff to go beyond basic facts: "What I want you to remember in respect to wisdom is that more and more we are called upon not only to be the gatherers of facts, but to set forth intelligence regarding those facts.
WSJ: A Report to Our Readers
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The other set of worst car names are ones that seem to be a calculated attempt to play upon consumer class-consciousness and social insecurities.
FORBES: The Best, Worst & Weirdest Car Names
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Treyarch is an industry-leading game developer, wholly owned by Activision Publishing, Inc. whose previous game Call of Duty: Black Ops set an entertainment launch opening record upon its release in 2010 and continues to be one of the best-selling games of all time, according to NPD and GfK Chart-Track.
ENGADGET: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has YouTube livestreaming built-in on 360, PS3 and PC, not on Wii U
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When my mother, the woman who raised me to be a feminist, came to visit me on the set of my film she remarked that coming upon the set between takes she inadvertently looked around to find the director.
FORBES: Women Can't Gain Influence in Hollywood Because Women Don't Look like Men
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Indeed, the best thing about the book is the intelligence with which the author deconstructs all the private and public myths that seem to be haunting his interlocutors, including the various servants of the Turkish state who take it upon themselves to set him straight about their country's history.
ECONOMIST: Violence in eastern Anatolia