Showing posts with label New Zealand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Zealand. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
4/16/2019: Why China's Xi says their system will come out on Top - New Zealand Bans Most Semi-Automatic Weapons
Today's Article: Why China's Xi says their system will come out on Top
Monday, April 1, 2019
4/1/2019: New Zealand attack sparks free speech debate - American Airlines canceling 90 flights a day
Today's Article: New Zealand attack sparks free speech debate
From: AP News
Readability Score: 10.9
Should certain speech or written materials be banned? If so, who gets to decide what should be banned? Is it better to shine a light on the ugly speech and decry it or better to hide it?
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Today's Alternate Article: American Airlines canceling 90 flights a day
Readability Score: 9.3
Monday, February 26, 2018
New Release....No More Skinny Sheep
Baaa-dd idea?
If the government paid you per head of sheep in your pasture, how many sheep would you put in it? More than you should? More than was healthy or environmentally sound?
In New Zealand, where agriculture is a main source of income, farmers used to get 30% of their income from government subsidies. That all changed in the mid-1980s, when the subsidies were abolished. How did farmers manage? How did they become so competitive on the global market today?
Find out how New Zealand’s sheep went from skinny to healthy!
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Thursday, November 9, 2017
11/9/2017: Scientists Say New Zealand is the Tip of a 'Hidden Continent' - How This 21-Year-Old With Down Syndrome Is Making Six Figures Selling Socks
Today's Article: Scientists Say New Zealand is the Tip of a 'Hidden Continent'
From: Washington Post
Readability Score: 13.1
It's a vast, strange land; its canyons and mountain ranges almost entirely unexplored, its creatures like something out of myth.
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Today's Alternate Article: How This 21-Year-Old With Down Syndrome Is Making Six Figures Selling Socks
Readability Score: 7.3
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
New Release....They've Got Tech: Next-Gen Farmers
Dairy farmers in New Zealand demonstrate uses of technology in farming.
If you think farming is a low-tech operation, you'd be wrong! These next-gen New Zealand dairy farmers aren't just using technology and data to improve profit and reduce the environmental impact of their herds, they're inventing it.
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
4/11/2017: Rivers Granted Same Legal Rights as Human Beings - JK Rowling Gives 'Words of Wisdom' to Emerging Writers
Today's Article: Rivers Granted Same Legal Rights as Human Beings
From: Guardian
Readability Score: 15.1
Indian court cites the Whanganui in New Zealand as example for according status to two rivers considered sacred
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http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php
Today's Alternate Article: JK Rowling Gives 'Words of Wisdom' to Emerging Writers
Readability Score: 9.4
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
12/14/2016: New Zealand Law Gives Financial Assistance to Organ Donors - Florida Family's Missing Dog Found Three Years Later -- in New Jersey
Today's Article: New Zealand Law Gives Financial Assistance to Organ Donors
From: Radio NZ
Readability Score: 12.9
Matt van der Gulik donated a kidney to his grandmother Sharon and is delighted with the news.
Click here to view the entire article and classroom discussion questions:
http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php
Today's Alternate Article: Florida Family's Missing Dog Found Three Years Later -- in New Jersey
Readability Score: 9.0
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
New Release - Sustainable Oceans & Seas!
S.O.S.! Can fishing actually lead to a healthier ecosystem?
Learn how New Zealand’s Quota Management System, run by fishers, creates a healthier ocean & fish population!
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