Look what came in the post today! A Kidrobot, Simpsons mini figure. There
Day 24: Spend 20 Minutes Outside #30DaysofGOOD
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Making Good Trailer: by Squid and Beard
Making Good is a series, of three minute documentary profiles, that pulls from the wide variety of people who make up the communities around us. As a whole, these pieces come together to represent the diverse range of passionate doers and creators that influence our daily lives. Individually, these pieces are reflections of those influencers as they share about the processes and impact of their work. Each piece is a brief look into the ideas and emotions that guide people who are doing the work they love, or
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With Beastly hitting theaters March 4th, be sure to check in at GetGlue to watch the preview
Harvard Alumnus Tom Strickler:
Hollywood Agent to Charter School FounderFriday, September 30
5:30-7:00pm at OCS (Reading Room)Tom Strickler
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An interview with StudentCam 1st Prize High School winner Matthew Wicks about disaster response from the Federal Government, and the after effects of the EF5 tornado that hit his hometown of Parkersburg, IA.
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The world’s farmers need a pay raise, or else, come mid-century, the other 7 billion of us may not have enough to eat.
As the Earth Policy Institute notes, the world produced more grain than it consumed throughout the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. Today, those surpluses are gone. While the world harvested 20.4 million tons of grain between 2001 and 2010, it consumed 20.5 million tons. In October 2009 the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported that world food production would have to increase 70 percent by 2050 to adequately feed the planet’s growing population. In developing nations alone, this would require an investment of $83 billion a year. And, the organization noted, “farmers and prospective farmers will invest in agriculture only if their investments are profitable.”
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Iran's reduced status
Michelle Keleman had a short piece on NPR this afternoon looking at the changed circumstances that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faces at his annual appearance at the United Nations. She and I had talked earlier, and there are some excerpts at the link:
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