Episode #131 of GEOGRAFREE Front Line. Today´s Topics: Urban Action and EuroVegas.

Links:

• Get ready for Stuttgart 2012: http://72hoururbanaction.com/stuttgart.html

• Las Vegas Sands to unveil EuroVegas site in September: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/26/us-lasvegassands-spain-idUSBRE85P1BU20120626

• 'Eurovegas' in jeopardy as Adelson balks on Spain bid: http://news.yahoo.com/eurovegas-jeopardy-adelson-balks-spain-bid-153553214.html

• After a construction bust, Spain may gamble on more: a EuroVegas: http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/22/world/la-fg-spain-casino-20120622

• Crisis sheds doubt on 'Eurovegas' plans: http://www.news.com.au/business/breaking-news/crisis-sheds-doubt-on-eurovegas-plans/story-e6frfkur-1226409779020

Literature:

• The journal article (unfortunately in German) I talked about while discussing postmodernity in Barcelona and Madrid: Rainer Wehrhahn (2003): Postmetropolis in Spanien? Neue Entwicklungen in Madrid und Barcelona. Geographische Rundschau 55 (5), p. 22-38.

Announcements:

• 11th International Conference on Web-based Learning

• ICWL 2012

• 2-4 September 2012

• Sinaia, Romania

• www.hkws.org/conference/icwl2012/

Quick Vote:

"EuroVegas:"

http://vote.sparklit.com/web_poll.spark?pollID=1136777&sparkKey=490fba8ed9545a9e4247b3cc1005ba6eb0

Music:

The States - The Architect - Album „ The Path of Least Resistance“

music.mevio.com

Cover:

This weeks episode cover is a mashup of the original Front Line Logo and this picture: http://urbanshit.de/bilder_urbanshit/72_Hour_Urban_Action.jpg

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