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...unfortunate coincidence that what is thought to be the world's richest trove of prehistoric rock art, an island-dotted precinct covering a 45-km radius, is also one of the hubs of Australia's resources bonanza. Liquefied-natural-gas tankers and ships loaded with iron ore leave from here on timetables set by China's seemingly endless demand. Doubling back to Karratha...
...days leading up to the deadly strike, there had been several near misses of the U.N. post, all falling within a 300-yard radius, according to an officer of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Then, at around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, one aerial bomb exploded 300 yards away and the four observers went "ground hog" (UNIFIL's term for going to the bomb shelter). Soon after, according to the UNIFIL officer, UNIFIL contacted the Israeli military to warn them that one of their bombs had fallen close to a U.N. position. Over the next six hours, another...
Before being allowed to light their for hire sign, London's taxi drivers must pass a series of rigorous exams to prove they have committed to memory every street, major building and open space within a 10-km radius of the city center and be able to recite a set litany of 320 routes or "runs" - in both directions. This feat of memory is so daunting that it is capitalized as "the Knowledge," and scientists have found that in order to accommodate such a vast mental map, the posterior hippocampus of a London cabbie's brain, the bit responsible...
Summers also elaborated on the University’s commitment to genomics research. “Draw a circle with a five-mile radius from this point and you encompass the greatest concentration of biomedical talent in the world,” he said...
Standing in the middle of Harvard Yard, it is easy to imagine that within a two-mile radius, there are historic homes, multimillionaires, labs with scientists researching cures for cancer, and technology companies working to make our world faster. From the perspective of that history and entrepreneurial spirit, the possibilities for a positive life seem endless...