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State officials have decided a former construction foreman’s wrongful imprisonment on rape charges entitles him to compensation for the three years he spent behind bars.

For companies that survived the 2008 recession, reactions often split between two paths: those that fear they’re still not in the clear and keep operations lean and mean, and those that are so relieved to bounce back that they’re sharing the wealth.

A new center for the donation, storage, and study of blood and blood-related diseases in Poland has a unique take on what a healthcare facility should be: http://bit.ly/1pU0Acn

They have the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper. They have the Burj Al Arab, the iconic ship-shaped luxury hotel on a man-made island. They also have the Palm Islands, a man-made, palm-shaped archipelago of mixed-use property. Naturally, the next step for Dubai is to build the largest indoor city in the world: http://bit.ly/1jcahWF

As China faces large urban populations and the need for new living solutions, a new idea has been floated—literally: http://www.bdcnetwork.com/must-see-can-floating-city-offset-urban-population-growth-china?eid=216282591&bid=879483

At 114 feet, Guinness World Records has confirmed that the tallest LEGO tower was constructed in Budapest: http://www.bdcnetwork.com/must-see-worlds-tallest-lego-tower-built-budapest?eid=216282591&bid=877259

Bertha, the world's largest tunneling machine, churning through the rock and mud beneath Seattle, has hit a mysterious roadblock — so mysterious, it is only known for now as "the object.": http://gizmodo.com/something-called-the-object-has-stopped-worlds-large-1487090414?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

It appears that Russians make new roads on top of snowed roads instead of cleaning them: http://sploid.gizmodo.com/do-russians-make-new-roads-instead-of-cleaning-the-snow-1482195344?rev=1386916488

Wanted: road workers who are willing to risk their lives. Must be able to move quickly and tuck and roll while diving away from oncoming traffic. Three-hundred-and-sixty-degree sight radius preferred.

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A water tower in Belgian was recently converted to a single-family home: http://inthralld.com/2012/04/water-tower-converted-to-six-story-home-by-bham-design-studio/?utm_source=hexagram.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hexagram.com