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Improving the Lives of the Urban Poor

Concern about the lives of the poor in the developing world continues to be a focus for a number of important organizations, including the United Nations’ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. One area of particular interest has been improving the lives of those poor persons in urban areas, areas that are often overlooked by programs designed to alleviate the massive amounts of...
https://www.unescap.org/resources/improving-lives-urban-poor...
In a "biggest loser" style energy contest, a dormitory at the University of North Carolina is triumphant

UNC wins EPA energy contest http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/10/26/am-unc-wins-epa-energy-contest/ The Biggest Loser (of energy waste): UNC dormitory http://www.grist.org/article/2010-10-26-the-biggest-loser-of-energy-waste-university-of-north-carolina National Building Competition: Energy...
https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2010/1029
In a region of superlatives, another engineering wonder is completed

Hoover Dam Bridge is America's newest wonder http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-10-18-hooverbypass18_ST_N.htm Hoover Dam: Taming the Colorado River and Powering Millions http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/Hoover-Dam-Taming-the-Colorado-River-and-Providing-Electricity-to-Millions-105833633.html Bureau of Reclamation: Lower Colorado Region-Hoover...
https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2010/1105
In a small town in Wisconsin, Josef Stalin's daughter dies

Lana Peters, Stalin's Daughter, Dies at 85 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/world/europe/stalins-daughter-dies-at-85.html Stalin's daughter dies http://themoscownews.com/russia/20111129/189244085.html Portland granddaughter of Josef Stalin remembers her mother as a talented writer and lecturer in her own...
https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2011/1202
In an announcement this week, the Indian Prime Minister pledges $5 billion in support to Africa

India prime minister pledges billions to Africa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13515993 Africa Can End Poverty http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/ United States African Development Foundation http://www.adf.gov/ Africa Region: Working Paper Series http://www.worldbank.org/afr/wps/ In recent years, China has increased its investment in Africa by billions of dollars as...
https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2011/0527
In an attempt to deal with budget woes, a number of states are considering privatizing lotteries and roads

Big picture for roads will be costly http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/stories/2007/10/14/transported_1015.html Illinois ranked 49th in state funding http://media.www.dailyvidette.com/media/storage/paper420/news/2007/10/16/News/Illinois.Ranked.49th.In.State.Funding-3033598.shtml Gambling on the Future: Should California Privatize The State Lottery?...
https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2007/1019
In an effort to provide healthier dining options for schoolchildren, the United States Department of Agriculture unveils new lunchroom dietary standards

Students to see healthier school lunches under new USDA rules http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/25/10234671-students-to-see-healthier-school-lunches-under-new-usda-rules USDA To Require Healthier Meals In Schools With Updated Nutrition Standards http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/01/25/145836942/usda-to-require-healthier-meals-in-schools-with-updated-nutrition-standards Nation's...
https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2012/0127
In an effort to return Edgar Allan Poe to the City of Brotherly Love, scholar and pundit issues a challenge

The Bibliothecary: Ed & Edgar http://bibliothecary.squarespace.com/ed-and-edgar/ The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore http://www.eapoe.org/ Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site [pdf] http://www.nps.gov/edal/ Edgar Allan Poe http://etext.virginia.edu/poe/poebiog.html Scholar, Athlete, and Artist: Edgar Allan Poe at University of...
https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2008/0912
In an unusual reversal, China pushes back requirement for Internet filtering software indefinitely

China Software Filter Delay is Boon to PC Makers http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124639726321775865.html Anger in China over web censorship http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8124735.stm Green Dam and "The Great Cave-In of China" http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/167628/green_dam_and_the_great_cavein_of_china.html China's Online Population Explosion...
https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2009/0703
In California, a rather unique museum looks for a new home

The Saddest, Scariest Story About a Dying Banana Museum Ever http://gawker.com/5499699/the-saddest-scariest-story-about-a-dying-banana-museum-ever Bananas: A Storied Fruit With An Uncertain Future [Real Player] http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19097412 The Banana Club Museum http://www.bananaclub.com/InsideMuseum.htm National Apple...
https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2010/0326
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