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Climate Warming and Palo Alto -> Miradi and the World

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our local version of accelerated climate change. And it’s specifically designed to be used by local people who of course, have local knowledge. Until they were gone. Suddenly the world seemed a little harsher. No more trees. No more shade. No more leafy beauty. Our hot summer (and autumn!) days became a little hotter.

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How Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Supplanting Columbus Day

Whole Whale

However, the second Monday in October is still celebrated by 14 states and about 130 local governments as Columbus Day. He “found” the Bahamas. Besides looking at state and local government holiday laws, there is another way of looking at the adoption of either Columbus or Indigenous Peoples’ Day. 1937: President Franklin D.