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Moscow Legislators Visit Chicago Harris to Learn about U.S. Governance

By Guest PostJanuary 3, 2013Politicsamerican elections, american political parties, andrey ambartsumov, center for tax, Chicago, chris berry, city of chicago, cook county, democratic institutions, george palamattam, harris school, maksim motim, marc farinella, moscow, municipal council deputies, natalya chernysheva, objective, open world program, paula worthington, political system, public policy, russian legislators, scott allard, skokie, united states, university of chicago, vladimir garnachuk, washington d.c., william howell, yekaterina kalatskaya

Five Russian legislators visited the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy recently to learn about American elections and democratic institutions from Chicago Harris faculty and students.

The Chicago Harris stop on Dec. 3 kicked off a weeklong trip for the delegates to Washington D.C. and Chicago as part of the congressionally sponsored Open World Program. The goal was to expose the legislators, who are all municipal council deputies in Moscow, to American best practices in local governance. (more…)

What Will You Do If an Earthquake Hits?

By Guest PostOctober 14, 2012Environmentaftershock, california, california drill, canada, central virginia, concept, earthquake, earthquake risk, east coast, fault, great shakeout, greg anderson, Japan, large earthquake, magnitude, mark benthien, material, mid atlantic, nsf, potential loss, region, san andreas, scec, seismic zone, shakeout scenario, territories, tremor, US, usgs, washington d.c., website

Join the Great ShakeOut on October 18, 2012, to prepare

The Central Virginia Seismic Zone, it’s called, and it sometimes shakes everything in sight.

As long ago as 1774, people in central Virginia felt small earthquakes and suffered damage from intermittent larger ones. A magnitude 4.8 quake happened in 1875.

Then last year, on August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 quake hit the same region. Several aftershocks, ranging up to magnitude 4.5, occurred after the main tremor.

Will there be another such quake in the mid-Atlantic region? (more…)

Americans Move Dramatically Toward Acceptance of Homosexuality, Survey Finds

By Guest PostSeptember 29, 2011Culturealways wrong, americans, civil liberties and freedom, complexity of american society, downtown chicago, gays and lesbians, general social survey, gss, homosexual behavior, homosexuality, national science foundation, norc at the university of chicago, public attitudes toward gays and lesbians, public attitudes toward homosexuality, same sex relations are, same-sex marriage, tom w smith, university campus, university of chicago, us census, washington d.c.

Although sharply divided, public attitudes toward gays and lesbians are rapidly changing to reflect greater acceptance, with younger generations leading the way, research by NORC at the University of Chicago shows.

In addition to a plurality who now approve of same-sex marriage, Americans overwhelmingly support basic civil liberties and freedom of expression for gays and lesbians, in contrast to sharp division on such issues in the 1970s. Taken together, the results show a clear “trend toward greater tolerance regarding homosexuality,” said Tom W. Smith, director of the General Social Survey at NORC and author of the NORC report, “Public Attitudes Toward Homosexuality.” (more…)

‘One Nation Rally’: Thousands Gather in Washington DC Pledging Support to the Democrats

By ShamsOctober 2, 2010Economy, Politicsone nation rally, washington d.c.

Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants – The ‘Ants Gala’

By ShamsMay 30, 20092 commentsScienceants, ants colony, ants gala, life of ants, smithsonian national museum of natural history, washington d.c.

Normally we are used to see Hollywood Gala, Stars Gala, and some more different types of gala, where mainly movie stars are the main attractions. Then comes directors, producers, etc. etc. Needless to mention about the music galas.

However, this time it’s ‘Ants Gala’. We all know them from our childhood. They are everywhere, in every continent – all over the Earth. So now it’s there Gala. 🙂

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Moscow Legislators Visit Chicago Harris to Learn about U.S. Governance

What Will You Do If an Earthquake Hits?

Americans Move Dramatically Toward Acceptance of Homosexuality, Survey Finds

‘One Nation Rally’: Thousands Gather in Washington DC Pledging Support to the Democrats

Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants – The ‘Ants Gala’