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  • Bengaluru is being swept by citizen-led plastic bans

    February 16, 2016 |

    Citizen Matters |

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    Response Location: India, Bengaluru, Karnataka

    While laws and regulations banning the use of plastic bags and wrappers lag in the government, neighborhoods within the city of Bengaluru (Bangalore) have taken it upon themselves to remove wasteful plastic from their communities and their environment. From organizing marches and demonstrations, to creating clever alternatives - such as renting reusable bags from stores and wrapping goods in newspaper - numerous zones within the city are going plastic waste-free on their own initiative, and inspiring their neighbors to do the same.

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  • How Training Without Helmets Could Reduce Head Injuries

    January 06, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, New Hampshire

    To protect the heads of football players, it might be advisable to have them occasionally practice without head protection, according to a counterintuitive new study of a successful Division I football program.

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  • Former Islamic extremist tries to save others from his mistakes — with a popular online cartoon

    January 06, 2016 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    "The Abdullah-X Show" on YouTube is the creation of a former Islamic extremist who says he was attracted precisely to the kind of ideology terrorists espouse these days. He has used the medium to warn potential extremists away from the ideology.

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  • In Mass. schools, a focus on well-being

    January 05, 2016 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Reading, Massachusetts

    A broader effort at Birch Meadow Elementary School and Reading’s eight other schools is putting students at ease and getting them more in tune with their emotions, and one another, so they can concentrate on learning.

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  • A Twist on Caring for a Parent: Move Into the Home

    January 04, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    A few adult children have found that the simplest arrangement can be found in an apartment at the same retirement community, as it enables them to care for their elderly parents efficiently.

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  • How Uganda Came To Earn High Marks For Quality Of Death

    January 03, 2016 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala, Central Region

    Uganda has the best quality of death among low-income countries, according to the Economic Intelligence Unit. Its success stems in part from the strictly regulated but available supply of morphine, which is distributed by pharmacists in labeled bottles.

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  • Mastering ‘Life and Knife' Skills in a Training Kitchen

    December 25, 2015 |

    National Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Former convicts learn essential life and culinary skills in a tailored program at D.C. Central Kitchen.

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  • Why Copenhagen Has Almost Perfect Water

    December 23, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    Thanks to years of government intervention, the city of Copenhagen has almost perfectly clean water — even better than bottled water. Denmark utilizes overflow barriers, underground water storage, and rerouted wastewater to keep their public water sources clean. Public awareness and a water tax also contribute to the city's success so that residents conserve and value their water (using only 26 gallons a day as opposed to the 80-100 gallons that Americans use).

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  • Norway Offers Migrants a Lesson in How to Treat Women

    December 19, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Norway, Sandnes, Rogaland

    A pioneering program in Norway seeks to combat sexual violence by helping new immigrants adapt to a society whose sexual norms they may find confusing.

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  • Baltimore's infant mortality efforts at work in poorest neighborhoods: Saving the Smallest

    December 11, 2015 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    When Baltimore launched a citywide effort to reduce infant mortality in 2009 called B'More for Healthy Babies, Upton Druid Heights was a prime target. That effort has since cut down infant deaths in the city by 24 percent and led to a record low number of annual sleep-related infant deaths.

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