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Safari 7 - 1 views

www.safari7.org
shared by Paul Allison on 01 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Paul Allison on 01 Apr 10
     
    This is so interesting! Talk about "Main Street." I can't wait to figure out how to use these resources with our students.
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Magnitude 8.8 - OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE - 1 views

earthquake.usgs.gov/...us2010tfan Chile earthquake
shared by Ali S on 25 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Ali S on 30 Mar 10
     
    Information on Chile earthquake in 2010.
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Preventing Chronic Disease: July 2009: 08_0215 - 0 views

www.cdc.gov/...08_0215.htm
shared by Paul Allison on 28 Mar 10 - Cached
  • poorer people are more likely to become obese because of factors such as less healthy nutritional habits (healthy foods tend to be more expensive) and lack of time to exercise.
  • Although the entire city’s adult population has a diabetes prevalence of 12.5%, it is highest among Asians (16.0%), followed by blacks (14.3%), Hispanics (12.3%), and whites (10.8%).
  • the 31% obesity rate among Hispanic schoolchildren is likely to cause the current 12.3% diabetes prevalence among Hispanic adults to rise in coming years (5,7).
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  • because nearly 15% of Asian schoolchildren are obese (3 times the current adult obesity rate), the diabetes rate among Asian adults can be expected to increase as these obese children become adults.
  • Paul Allison on 28 Mar 10
     
    I'm not sure that obesity fits the issue of "food security," but obesity causes diabetes, which means that this disease is directly related to how people are getting and eating their food, and it is a special problem in New York City as this article makes clear. And diabetes is no minor disease. It is causing a health crisis in our city: "The somatic consequences of diabetes - including a greatly increased risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, blindness, renal failure, and amputations - are well-known and documented. Researchers are now also focusing on its devastating effects on mental health, as diabetic New Yorkers are 1.9 times more likely than nondiabetic residents to suffer from depression, anxiety, and other psychological disorders (6)."

Iraq War - 0 views

www.thenation.com/...iraq_war the war in iraq
shared by Steven B on 27 Mar 10 - Cached
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Baghdad Burning - 0 views

riverbendblog.blogspot.com iraq conflict
shared by Steven B on 26 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Syria is a beautiful country- at least I think it is. I say “I think” because while I perceive it to be beautiful, I sometimes wonder if I mistake safety, security and normalcy for ‘beauty’. In so many ways, Damascus is like Baghdad before the war- bustling streets, occasional traffic jams, markets seemingly always full of shoppers… And in so many ways it’s different. The buildings are higher, the streets are generally narrower and there’s a mountain, Qasiyoun, that looms in the distance.
  • Madeline Brownstone on 26 Mar 10
     
    "Syria is a beautiful country- at least I think it is. I say "I think" because while I perceive it to be beautiful, I sometimes wonder if I mistake safety, security and normalcy for 'beauty'. In so many ways, Damascus is like Baghdad before the war- bustling streets, occasional traffic jams, markets seemingly always full of shoppers… And in so many ways it's different. The buildings are higher, the streets are generally narrower and there's a mountain, Qasiyoun, that looms in the distance."
  • Madeline Brownstone on 26 Mar 10
     
    Just practicing
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Meet the Gamers - 4/15/2005 - Library Journal - 1 views

www.libraryjournal.com/...CA516033.html
shared by Paul Allison on 27 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Paul Allison on 27 Mar 10
     
    "Why pay attention to games? For starters, games are the "medium of choice" for many Millennials, with broad participation among the 30 and under population. Although part of a web of new media, technology, and social shifts, games are the quintessential site for examining these changes. Game cultures feature participation in a collective intelligence, blur the distinction between the production and consumption of information, emphasize expertise rather than status, and promote international and cross-cultural media and communities. Most of these characteristics are foreign, or run counter to print-era institutions such as libraries. At the same time, game cultures promote various types of information literacy, develop information seeking habits and production practices (like writing), and require good, old-fashioned research skills, albeit using a wide spectrum of content. In short, librarians can't afford to ignore gamers."
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Grace Church | OUTREACH AT GRACE - 0 views

www.gracechurchnyc.org/outreach.htm grace outreach church gaming future
shared by Paul Allison on 26 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Paul Allison on 26 Mar 10
     
    This is a great program. It's easy to make a difference there! "Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen 296 Ninth Avenue (@28th Street), New York, NY 10001. Soup Kitchen volunteers work Monday through Friday from 9:45am to 1:15pm They need 40-50 volunteers daily to help "run" the Soup Kitchen. Work just one day or make a regular commitment - it depends on you and your schedule. Volunteers assist in serving on the food line, greeting guests, collecting individual meal tickets, handing out drinks, and clearing and cleaning tables when the guests are finished eating. Contact: Clyde Kuemmerle Tel: 212.924.0167 x237 | Email: clyde@holyapostlesnyc.org hask@holyapostlesnyc.org"
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CIA - The World Factbook -- Sudan - 0 views

www.cia.gov/...su.html sudan isearch
shared by Sheik K on 25 Mar 10 - No Cached
  • Government of National Unity (GNU) - the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) formed a power-sharing government under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA); the NCP, which came to power by military coup in 1989, is the majority partner; the agreement stipulates national elections in 2009
  • males age 16-49: 9,639,923 females age 16-49: 9,321,106 (2008 est.) Manpower fit for military service: males age 16-49: 5,836,971 females age 16-49: 5,942,043 (2009 est.) Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually: male: 498,376 female: 479,005 (2009 est.)
  • Sheik K on 25 Mar 10
     
    This is important because the Sudanese government is fighting against of their states Darfur because of their type of religion.
  • Sheik K on 25 Mar 10
     
    This is also important to me because it shows basically whatever age you are as long as you are powerful you may join their Army
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Haiti News - Breaking World Haiti News - The New York Times - 0 views

topics.nytimes.com/...index.html haiti
shared by Derek C on 25 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Derek C on 25 Mar 10
     
    interesting article about haiti
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