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Wikileaks War Data Reveal Underreporting of Iraqi Civilian Casualties

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Most of these previously-unknown deaths occurred in small incidents, in which 1-3 people were killed. This method has been used for estimating large-scale killings in Guatemala , Kosovo , Perú , Srebrenica , East Timor , and Colombia , among others.

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Zen Under Fire: Big Vision Podcast Interview with Marianne Elliott

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Trained as a lawyer, Marianne helped develop human rights strategies for the governments of New Zealand and Timor-Leste, has worked as a Policy Advisor for Oxfam, and spent two years working in human rights in the Gaza Strip prior to her time in Afghanistan, where she served in the United Nations mission (2005-2007).

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Ensuring a healthy U.S. democracy in the face of extreme weather events

Candid

Accelerating extreme weather events have inspired creative solutions to mitigate the impacts of climate change on physical infrastructure: Copenhagens permeable tiled roads absorb stormwater, Timor-Lestes vetiver grass plantings prevent landslides, and New York Citys reflective cool roofs reduce urban heat capture. Although 91% of U.S.

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