The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) was founded in 1964, and its mission is to "promote sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty in Africa." Their website is extremely thorough in discussing its guidelines for lending, its source of funds, and current projects. On the homepage, in the middle of the page is a link to a book called "Africa Achieves", and it contains text and photos...

Las Vegas' Sahara Hotel and Casino closing after more than 58 years http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/16/las-vegas-sahara-hotel-and-casino-closing-after-more-than-58-years/?hpt=C2 Las Vegas History http://www.lasvegassun.com/history/ Southern Nevada: The Boomtown Years http://digital.library.unlv.edu/boomtown/ Vegas Tripping: Implosions http://www.vegastripping.com/implosions/ The...

Basel: Bigger, better, busy as ever http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/arts/visual-arts/story/1343802.html Stephanie Adamowicz: An Artist-Direct Auction and Its Art Market Implications http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-adamowicz/an-artist-direct-auction_b_368545.html Art for whose sake? http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/613045c0-da21-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0.html Artnet: The Art...

Over the past few years, the American RadioWorks has raised the bar for like-minded radio documentary programs, producing thought-provoking and insightful studies on topics such as, Congressional reform, intelligent design, and international adoption programs. In this recently released documentary, John Biewen has created this introspective look into the world of welfare reform in the United...

Agricultural Economics is not just about the economics of cows. It is a multi-disciplinary field that includes development economics, natural resource and environmental economics, and global markets and trade, among others. AgEcon Search, provided through a cooperative effort of the University of Minnesota, the American Agricultural Economics Association, and the US Department of Agriculture...

Based at the Isaac Funk Family Library at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, the Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC) is a fine way to learn about the latest developments throughout the world of agricultural journalism. The ACDC was established by agricultural communications faculty members at UIUC and visitors can read their newsletter and also browse through their...

The Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) works to provide "its members with the tools and resources to share and implement their knowledge of policies that increase access to financial services for the poor." This peer-to-peer learning model is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and works closely with many partners around the world. On its website, visitors can look over six...

Tourism official proposes elephant ban at Angkor http://english.people.com.cn/200609/20/eng20060920_304606.html APSARA [Macromedia Flash Player] http://www.autoriteapsara.org/ Is Angkor Wat too touristy? http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,18409-2363554,00.html Great Buildings Online: Angkor Wat http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Angkor_Wat.html Interactive Map of World...

Created as part of the Regional Plan Association (RPA), America 2050 is a coalition partner of Transportation For America. As the national infrastructure planning and policy program for the RPA, its goal is to provide consult and leadership on a broad range of transportation, sustainability, and economic development issues. Since its start in 2005, the RPA has published a range of influential...

Since the events of September 11, 2001, Americans have done a great deal of soul-searching about what the future role the United States will play in international affairs. In many ways, any response to such an inquiry will contain many different layers and ideas. In April 2007, PBS began their investigations into this complex area by showing the first episode of "America at a Crossroads". Through...