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UK Biobank enables medical research worldwide through vast database powered by AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

From 20062010, UK Biobank recruited 500,000 UK citizens between the ages of 40 and 69 to supply biological samples (blood, urine, and saliva) and information about their lifestyle regularly on an ongoing basis. UK Biobank is the world’s most comprehensive source of health data used for research.

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Top 50 City Government Blogs

Masters in Public Administration

To see for yourself, check out the below top 50 city government blogs. Top City Mayor Blogs. These mayors run larger cities and blog all about it. Stop here for the blog of Antonio R. The blog is used as a way for the mayor to check in on issues such as city clean up and city employment. The Mayor Blog.

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The Road Not Taken | a response to a letter to the editor in the Washington Post about DC, traffic deaths and traffic safety

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

So a blog entry is better. And that there should be ward-specific subcommittees of the pedestrian and bicycle advisory committees to put greater focus on ward specific improvements (this was something I wrote into the Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan I did for Baltimore County in 2010). must step up on road deaths." It's a good letter.

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

Use of Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr, blogs and photo sharing sites illustrate the flexibility of ICT platforms in supporting collective action and social movements while the mediums themselves are both inexpensive to operate and instantaneous; multiple messages can be conveyed clearly and consistently over the course of movement evolution.