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The Central Park Five Film Premieres on April 16
Watch Central Park Five Trailer on PBS. See more from Central Park Five. THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE, a new film from award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white…
Author: PBS
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Four Successful Innovators Earn UCSF’s Highest Honor
By Leland Kim on April 3, 2012 Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, will bestow the University’s highest honor to four internationally renowned innovators and leaders for outstanding contributions in areas associated with UCSF’s mission to advance health worldwide. She will present the UCSF Medal at the 2012 Founder’s Day…
Author: University of California, San Francisco
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Giving while living keeps us at forefront of lifesaving research
By Peter Beattle AMERICANS donated a staggering $290.89 billion to charities last year, notwithstanding the lingering effects of the global financial crisis. This was after a huge decline during 2008 and 2009, when donations dropped to levels not seen since the 1970s. Australia’s most…
Author: The Australian
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The Irish America Hall of Fame officially opens in Ireland
By Patrick O’Brien The Irish America Hall of Fame is officially inaugurated in Wexford today with Irish Tourism Minister Leo Varadekar doing the honors along with inductee Michael Flatley. The Irish America Magazine Hall of Fame is located near the shore where John F.Kennedy’s family…
Author: Irish Central
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Irish America Hall of Fame inductees are announced
By PATRICK COOPER, IrishCentral.com Staff Writer. Irish America Magazine has announced the 2011 Hall of Fame inductees who will be inducted on March 15th, 2011 in New York. The inductees in alphabetical order are: Dr. Kevin Cahill is President-general of the American Irish Historical Society…
Author: Irish Central
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Family Foundations Consider Issue of Perpetuity vs Limited Life
Most family foundations in the U.S. are set up to exist in perpetuity, but the number of limited-life foundations is increasing. The decision to continue for generations or spend down is an individual one, and there are valid reasons for each approach, according to Susan…
Author: Advisor One
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On ‘The Case for Big Government’
By Gara LaMarche. It’s bold of Jeff Madrick, a journalist who writes about economics in The New York Review of Books and elsewhere, to title this book “The Case for Big Government.” Despite the colossal failures of government in recent years — from the inadequate…
Author: Brennan Center for Justice
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Agent Orange: Congenital deformities plague Vietnam; U.S. slow to help
By Jason Grotto. DONG NAI PROVINCE, Vietnam. U.S., Vietnam split over whether defoliants used in war are to blame Part 3 of a Tribune investigation finds that the role of defoliants in Vietnam’s high rate of birth defects remains a contentious question decades after U.S.…
Author: Chicago Tribune
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Justice through Education
Good Afternoon ladies and gentlemen.My name is Kristian Smith, I am 16 years old and I attend Gonzaga Jesuit High School. My purpose in being here today is to share my perspectives on the importance of high-impact summer learning.I want to say thank you to…
Author: Johns Hopkins Center for Summer Learning Conference
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Md. lawmakers approve death penalty bill
by BRIAN WITTE Maryland lawmakers on Thursday approved limits to how the death penalty can be used, with supporters saying it will help protect innocent people from execution but opponents calling the restrictions a practical end to capital punishment in Maryland. The measure, which was…
Author: The Associated Press State & Local Wire