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350.org

What exactly is the significance of the number 350? To learn about what it means, and why this website was created, visitors should click on "What is 350?" near the top of the page. On the homepage are some wonderful photos of events with the goals of 350. The site can be viewed in 13 different languages, with the five most common being featured across the top of the page. Hit the "+" at the...

https://350.org/?r=US&c=NA
4-H Youth Development Organization

With over 100 years of service, the 4-H Organization is committed to helping "young people and their families gain the skills they need to be proactive forces in their communities and develop ideas for a more innovative economy." Their work includes outreach to agricultural communities, teen leadership programs, and many other initiatives. On the site's homepage, visitors will find four primary...

https://4-h.org/
40 years later, an apology for the Lost Innocents

Painful memories surface during apology http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/16/2744456.htm It's a sorry state of affairs when forgiveness is not the main objective http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/its-a-sorry-state-of-affairs-when-forgiveness-is-not-the-main-objective-20091115-igav.html House of Commons: The Welfare of Former British Child...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2009/1120
40 years later, France debates, dissects, and disagrees about the legacy of student protest

France Still Divided Over Lessons of 1968 Unrest [Free registration may be required] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/world/europe/30france.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Visiting the ghosts of Paris 1968 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7354335.stm Time: Battle of the Sorbonne http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,838353,00.html BBC Radio 4: 1968,...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2008/0502
4000 Years of Women in Science

The central claim of this website is that people (both women and men) have been active in science for as long as we have been human, noting that "_Science_ -- the creation of structure for our world -- _technology_ -- the use of structure in our world -- and _mathematics_ -- the common language of structure -- all have been part of our human progress, through every step of our path to the...

http://4kyws.ua.edu/
60 Ways RAND Has Made a Difference

Created in 1948 as the Research and Development Corporation (RAND), this organization is financed by the U.S. government and a range of other private entities. Their work has included hundreds of research reports and briefs on health care policy, national security, technology, and civil and criminal justice. This interesting website provides access to "Sixty Ways RAND Has Made a Difference", which...

https://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CPA2487-1.html
8th Circuit Court of Appeals panel rules on right to privacy in bathroom

The Fourth Amendment, which grew directly out of the experiences of the American colonists during the 18th century, guarantees the “right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizure…” A number of prominent cases involving transgressions of this amendment have arisen over the past few years, including those dealing with the...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2005/0114
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99% Invisible: National Sword

Throughout much of the US, recycling bins have become a ubiquitous partner to trash cans in homes, businesses, and public walkways. But after a water bottle or soda can is deposited into a recycling bin, what happens to it from there? Until recently, recyclable waste generated by the US (and many other countries) was typically sold to China after being sorted and cleaned in a domestic Materials...

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/national-sword/
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Latin America Reports

The digital publication Latin America Reports describes itself as "an ambitious editorial project that aims [...] to illustrate the importance of Latin America for a global audience by explaining current events, analyzing diverse perspectives, and seeking out the human story." Launched in early 2019, this site offers readers English-language articles covering news stories from Central and South...

https://latinamericareports.com/
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Parklandia

Ever dream about traveling full time, perhaps to every national park you can reach? Then the new podcast Parklandia may be for you. Launched in August 2019, this podcast from iHeartRadio is hosted by Matt and Brad Kirouac, a married couple who sold their Chicago loft in 2018, moved into an RV (along with their dog), and have been on the road ever since. Through Parklandia, Matt and Brad share...

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-parklandia-47329802/
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