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Conservation Planners Use Benetech's Miradi Software to Help Save Reefs in Guam

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Elaina learned how to use Miradi while working on a Guam watershed plan with CMP member The Nature Conservancy. Now she’s a Special Project Coordinator for the Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans Guam Coastal Management Program where she uses Miradi to prioritize threats to Guam ecosystems.

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Schools using social media but not for fundraising

Robert Weiner

I spent the last 3 days at the CASE District VII conference, for schools in AZ, CA, Guam, HI, NV, and UT. This is the online equivalent of a window decal or bumper sticker, with the added benefit that one's friends can click the badge to make a gift.

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Reflections on Micronesia

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Plus, the people I visit give me the benefit of the doubt that I'm not an ugly American. Guam has special building codes for typhoons, kind of like California's earthquake-inspired building codes. But the dried version I had on Guam was better, and gives you a warm feeling. Apparently, typhoons are a big deal in Micronesia.

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The Island Hopper to Micronesia

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Although the mission of the trip is to understand the situation of visually impaired students in Micronesia, I absolutely get the benefits of visiting these islands and enjoying the scenery. I'm on an exciting trip to places I've never been before! Getting to these islands is not simple. The way to get to the main islands from the U.S.

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The good and the bad in the government’s case against Facebook

The Verge

If successful, the FTC’s case — which was joined by 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam — could force the company to divest itself of Instagram and WhatsApp, radically reshaping the digital economy. For the sake of competition and consumer benefits, I think that’s a good thing.

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How a bruising Microsoft lawsuit fueled the fight for fair pay

The Verge

An indigenous Chamorro woman from an island just north of Guam, Anuncia worked as an infertility specialist, researching in vitro fertilization and stem cell techniques. “The fact that she was never, ever paid what she was worth impacted every single aspect of our life,” Moussouris says.

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