First Independent Group

Urban biofilter: environmental justice via green infrastructure.(EARTH ISLAND PROJECT NEWS)
Earth Island Journal; 1/1/2010; 1266 words; ...area where unemployment is high. The first of the greenbelt's bamboo shoots was planted at the central hub of independent West Oakland truckers, OT-411...and begin habitat restoration. The group also planted a small pilot crop of...

2020 visionaries: in a series of essays by some of today's brightest future thinkers, the futurist will showcase new ideas on the key issues of the next decade.
The Futurist; 1/1/2010; 1444 words; ...solutions, and all are highly independent. Why is independence important...giant institutions to small groups and citizens, could be our...from the ground up. In this first series of essays, we tackle...for education in the twenty-first century. Let the visioning...

Catching Students Before They Fall Behind; Aldine school district won the Broad Prize for its innovative education methods.
U.S. News & World Report; 1/1/2010; 2082 words; ...at each of the Aldine Independent School District's high...says it's important to first understand their home...published by the Learning First Alliance. In fact...and Hispanic student groups. Aldine responded with...districtwide reform effort. The first step was to tailor its...

A diehard ultra-Blairite could be heard: 'What have we done? We'll miss him'
The Independent - London; 12/28/2009; 1345 words; ...series of articles from The Independent archive recalling key events...Only a few Tories joined it at first but Mr Cameron waved his troops...final farewell to his staff, a group of school children and visitors...persuade him to join the Campaign Group. But some Tories could not...

Tehran's biggest fear
International Herald Tribune; 12/28/2009; 1034 words; ...aggressive separatist groups. The biggest threat...aggressive separatist groups in Kurdish, Baluch...s role is based on first-hand Pakistani sources...principal Kurdish rebel group in Iran, has been spelled...contacts with Kurdish groups in Iran and Iraq established...Turkey to create an ...