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	As founder of the Grameen Bank receives Nobel Peace Prize, the profile of microcredit lending grows Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony 2006 [Windows Media Player] http://nobelprize.org/award_ceremonies/ceremony_oslo/video/2006/index.html Grameen [pdf, Windows Media Player http://www.grameen-info.org/ The Microcredit Summit Campaign [pdf] http://www.microcreditsummit.org/ Web-Based...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2006/1215

	As Halloween approaches, Salem prepares Halloween 2011: The Bewitching Past and Present of Salem, Massachusetts http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/235702/20111021/halloween-2011-traditions-salem-witch-trials-haunted.htm Mystery and irony in America's 'witch city', Salem http://napavalleyregister.com/lifestyles/real-napa/mystery-and-irony-in-america-s-witch-city-salem/article_e869b4ec-fd09-11e0-b705-001cc4c002e0.html Zombies v....	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2011/1028

	As holidays approach, an unwelcome guest attempts to enter the Great Lakes EPA to spend $13 million to help stop Asian carp http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/79254102.html Officials in US Look for Fixes to Carp Problems http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2009-12-14-voa2.cfm Single Asian Carp Found in Canal as Cleanup Continues http://www.greatlakes.org/Page.aspx?pid=1001 National Invasive Species Information Center...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2009/1218

	As more cities go "green", New York issues a new set of environmentally friendly recommendations Panel suggests 100 Ways Buildings Can Be Greener http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/science/earth/02green.html?ref=todayspaper HUD Announces the first Recovery Act Green Retrofit Grant for Multi-Family Housing http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/states/new_york/news/HUDNo.2010-01-12a Urban Green Council [pdf] http://www.urbangreencouncil.org/greencodes/ Cities Go...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2010/0205

	As more information goes online, companies and individuals try to maintain privacy of web searches Ask.com's privacy "eraser" misses a few spots http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2007/12/11/askeraser/index.html Protests accompany Google's expansion of Street View http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/11/technology/street.php Google Maps Street View http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/ Security Bites Podcast http://www.news.com/2030-11424-6052904.html Six Tips to Protect Your...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2007/1214

	As museums grow and expand, some grow concerned about their future Need cash for arts? Move to Montreal http://www.thestar.com/artsentertainment/article/196678 Museums: A Special Section [Free registration required for some of the articles included on this site] http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/artsspecial/index.html The Institute of Contemporary Art [Macromedia Flash Player] http://www.icaboston.org/ Off Center: Outside Ideas From Inside the...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2007/0330

	As newspapers continue to face hard times, some look back to the days of the well-known columnists who chronicled their cities Paper Cuts: Diligently plotting the decline of US newspapershttp://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/apr/06/newspapers-downturn Tweaking the Cable Model, to Avoid Newspapers' Fate http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/tweaking-the-cable-model-to-avoid-newspapers-fate/ Herb Caen and his city http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/04/LV5016MC6J.DTL Caen on capital...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2009/0410

	As oil prices rise, many grow concerned about the coming months Is $100 Oil As Lethal As It Looks? http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_47/b4059057.htm In Maine, 'a lot of fear out there' as heating oil prices keep rising http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=147368&ac=PHnws Over a barrel, cruise lines boost ticket costs http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21755394/ USA National Gas Temperatures...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2007/1116

	As people remember Hurricane Katrina, mental health issues remain a concern The Human Cry in New Orleans http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/2006/08/28/hscout534597.html Our Views: Mental Health issue of storms http://www.2theadvocate.com/opinion/3746821.html NPR: Mental Issues Surge, Suicide Rates Flat Post-Katrina [RealPlayer] http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5727398 Mental illness and suicidality after Hurricane Katrina...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2006/0901

	As privatization of libraries continues, some grow concerned San Joaquin County to consider privatizing libraries http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_14f6af7a-9175-549a-bb11-bb28778d8252.html Should public libraries be put in private hands? http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2010/09/27/privatization-of-libraries/ Library Systems & Services http://www.lssi.com/ Carnegie Libraries: The Future Made...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2010/1001

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