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Arkansas led the nation in measuring obesity in kids. Did it help?

GCN

In 2003, Arkansas became the first state to send home "fat letters" or BMI reports about all students as part of a broader anti-obesity initiative. At least 23 states followed Arkansas’ lead. Some have since scaled back their efforts.

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Open government procurement drives innovation using the cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

Simplification – Chile has administered public procurement through ChileCompra since 2003. The OCP panel discussion and the ODI-OCP report looked at ways that open procurement supports service transformation in three ways. It operates with a regulatory framework based on transparency, efficiency, accessibility, and nondiscrimination.

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Building a secure and low-code bioinformatics workbench on AWS HealthOmics

AWS Public Sector Blog

The completion of the Human Genome Project by an international group of researchers in 2003 marked a pivotal milestone in biology, ushering in the post-genomic era. Thanks to technological advances, obtaining an individual’s genetic profile can now be achieved in a week and at a fraction of the original project’s cost.

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Improving Your Local Government Website 2022: UX, SEO, & More | GovPilot

GovPilot

Does your government website look like it was released in 2003? Was it actually published in 2003? If you’re answering yes to one or either of these questions, it makes sense that you’re considering modernizing your government website.

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2022 in Libraries

Librarian.net

Previous years: 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 and some reviews from 2003. Hartness/Randolph (1) – Stopped by when I was in a walki I miss this place.

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Camden Yards baseball stadium is 30 years old

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Camden Yards in 2003. The Ringer has an excellent article, " The Baseball Stadium That “Forever Changed” Professional Sports ," assessing the contribution of Camden Yards--a throwback designed baseball stadium which opened in 1992--to baseball, other professional sports, and cities. Getty Images photo.

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2021 in Libraries

Librarian.net

Previous years: 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 and some reviews from 2003. Rochester (1) – stopped by to say hello before teaching some online classes.

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