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Let me introduce you to a new bio-optical knowledge recording and dissemination system, responding to the trade name : MAP. "Map" is an unprecedented technol... 
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A farewell message to CBC Radio's WireTap. People of all ages offer words of wisdom to their younger counterparts. Based on a story originally aired on WireTap.
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Alex Smiga's curator insight,
September 5, 2015 4:15 PM
This chart is loaded with useful data about the AP Exam. If you're looking to focus your studying this deserves some of your time (as well as your "verbs" sheet from class
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Official figures indicate that over the last two decades the number of antisemitic acts has tripled. Between January and July 2014 official figures show that there were 527 violent antisemitic acts in France as opposed to 276 for the same period in 2013. Meanwhile half of all racist attacks in France take Jews as their target, even though they number less than 1% of the population.
Chris Costa's curator insight,
October 5, 2015 2:44 PM
It's saddening to see the persistence of such antiquated hatred in the 21st century; for a self-proclaimed age of enlightenment, we continue to act very ignorantly. France has long since prided itself on the ideas of equality and freedom that it put forward to the world during their tumultuous revolution, but that is not being reflected in both its treatment of Muslims and, particularly, its Jewish minority. The fact that 1% of the nation's population accounts for over half of its racist attacks is a jaw-dropping statistic, and indictment of a lack of tolerance as a whole in French society. I often read of the frustration of French Muslims- many of whom are of Algerian descent- who feel ostracized in the nation they call home. A Franco-muslim soccer player, Karim Benzema, summed up this sentiment when he said, "When I am playing well, I am French. When I'm playing poorly, I'm "just" a Muslim." I must imagine that the Jewish population feels much the same way; to feel such open discrimination must make one feel like an outsider in your own home. I hope that the current French Prime Minister, who has said that they plan to take a much firmer stand against this anti-semitism, stays true to their word and takes the necessary measures to insure the safety of ALL French citizens. 
Mark Hathaway's curator insight,
October 9, 2015 6:18 AM
The mass migration of Jews from Europe is an underreported story in the United States. Many people wrongly assume that Anti-Semitism ended when the allies emerged victorious over Hitler and his Third Reich. However, the recent rash of religiously motivated attacks against Jews is demonstrating that the historical strand of Anti-Semitism still exists in Europe. The number of attacks on Jews in France over the past few years is staggering and shocking. The people of France should feel ashamed that such acts are occurring in a nation that prides itself on the rights of man. The problem is much broader than just the tragic events in France. Anti-Semitism is on the rise in many European nations. I would shutter to think that the Western World is entering another period of violence and hatred directed and aimed at the Jewish community. Europe must act fast, or we may end up with an entire continent without a Jewish population.
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“ On Independence Day, against official claims that mass domestic surveillance is needed to ensure U.S. security, Truthdig reprints the farewell address of the first president of the United States.”
Via Coffee Party USA, Nevermore Sithole
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Cambridge resident Simon Nuttall talks to Streetfilms about the first ever residential parking swap for a bike corral outside his home in Cambridge, UK. This…
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I am a freak for the American road trip. And I'm not alone, as some of this country's best writers have taken a shot at describing that quintessentially...
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Ninety-five years ago today, European diplomats gathered at a porcelain factory in the Paris suburb of Sèvres and signed a treaty to remake the Middle East from the ashes of the Ottoman empire. The plan collapsed so quickly we barely remember it anymore, but the short-lived Treaty of Sèvres, no less than the endlessly discussed Sykes-Picot agreement, had consequences that can still be seen today. We might do well to consider a few of them as the anniversary of this forgotten treaty quietly passes by.
Tags: devolution, historical, political, states, borders, political, Turkey.
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Vocabulist is an app for students that automatically defines vocabulary sheets and has a variety of export options. Via Nik Peachey
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
August 19, 2015 7:07 AM
This looks like a useful tool to help students develop their vocabulary and to help teachers prepare materials. 
Richard Whiteside's curator insight,
August 20, 2015 4:59 AM
Add words or a text, including pdfs and word docs, and the app automatically creates a list and suggests definitions. Choose the words and definitions you want and produce a list. Useful for both students and teachers. |
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"A new study maps the population gaps between men and women around the world."
Laura Lee Smith's comment,
September 7, 2015 7:19 PM
This is actually something I discussed a while back with a friend of mine who is from Russia, how there is such a huge lack of marriageable men that women there consider being a mail order bride a good alternative to spinsterhood.
Laura Lee Smith's comment,
September 7, 2015 7:19 PM
This is actually something I discussed a while back with a friend of mine who is from Russia, how there is such a huge lack of marriageable men that women there consider being a mail order bride a good alternative to spinsterhood.
Cohen Adkins's curator insight,
September 8, 2015 4:59 PM
Its amazing how well balanced some countries are with the ratio of men to women how ever some of the 3rd world countries are off balance but not to an extreme.
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"The images here, taken from the Instagram account @the.jefferson.grid show just a few of the landscapes that can be squeezed into the one-mile squares. The idea behind this sprawling checkerboard emerged after the Revolutionary War. As the United States expanded westward, the country needed a systematic way to divide its newly acquired lands. The original colonies were surveyed using the British system of 'metes and bounds,' with parcels delineated using local geography. That approach doesn’t scale very well, and Jefferson proposed to slice the young United States into gridded plots of land. Jefferson's idea became a reality in 1785 when it was enacted as the Public Land Survey System. Today his grid covers much of the country, and it is still used to survey federal lands — an idea that shaped the physical landscape of half a continent." Tags: images, land use, landscape, social media, planning, spatial, scale, historical.
Dyna-e International's curator insight,
September 1, 2015 12:32 PM
No such thing as being off the grid really. ~ Ron Sandack
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Has anyone ever told you, “Stand up straight!” or scolded you for slouching at a family dinner? Comments like that might be annoying—but they’re not wrong. Your posture is the foundation for every movement your body makes and can determine how well your body adapts to the stresses on it. Murat Dalkilinç gives the pros of good posture.
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This site is used to highlight the distortion issues caused by the Mercator map projection. It can be used to show the true size of countries How it Works 1. Enter a country or state name 2. Hover over selection for size information 3. Click on selection to drag 4. Right-click on selection to delete
Tags: mapping, visualization, map projections, cartography, perspective.
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Based on the Gini coefficient, a measure that captures the level of income distribution in a given area, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 20 metropolitan areas with the most uneven income distribution, or the highest Gini coefficients. A Gini coefficient of 1 means all income belongs to a single individual, while a coefficient of 0 reflects a perfectly even distribution. The Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut, metro area leads the nation with the worst income distribution.With only a few exceptions, the metro areas with the widest gaps between rich and poor residents tend to have lower median household incomes. The majority of the 20 metro areas with the highest Gini coefficients have median household incomes more than $10,000 below the national median of $52,250.Average incomes, however, tell a different story. Because of the uneven income distribution, the average income is much higher in most of these metro areas.
Chelsea Martines's curator insight,
August 29, 2015 2:21 PM
The article discusses the gaps between high income families and low income families in cities. This is mesured by what is called Gini coefficient and look so at a city's amount of poverty and wealthy people. The average income of a city is different and does not tell the imbalance between the high and low income families. It makes a city with a big divider in the two extremes not noticeable because ito makes the city look all around wealthy because of the weight of the higher income people. The Gini coefficient is different and shows that either there is a large majority of families that are wealthy in a city or of low income. Statistics for this have risen over the past decade dramatically since 2007.
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“Using the first five days of school to teach learning skills that will be used throughout the course is a great way to start the new school year.”
Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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What does world population have to do with women’s empowerment? Share the knowledge with PRB’s latest #worldpopdata
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Why is the US the only industrialized nation with a rising rate of maternal mortality? Supermodel-turned-maternal health advocate Christy Turlington Burns talks about her latest mission to raise awareness about maternal deaths.
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How a group of Welsh vandals started a national conversation about urban planning
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"The world eats cheap bacon at the expense of North Carolina's rural poor."
Lilydale High School's curator insight,
August 17, 2015 7:33 PM
Consequences of living near industrial sites - even if it is farming. 
Matthew Richmond's curator insight,
September 28, 2015 12:23 PM
This is pretty insane. I've seen other video's where it is a similar situation around chicken farms in the U.S. The people can't even go outside most of the time due to the smell, and it makes me wonder how much of the way we eat is truly devastating the planet. Beyond the smell, I can't help wonder what these types of farms would do the ground water beneath.
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"Tourists and locals experience cities in strikingly different ways. To see just how different these two worlds are, have a look at the map of Washington D.C. above based on where people take photos. The red bits indicate photos taken by tourists, while the blue bits indicate photos taken by locals and the yellow bits might be either."
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