Why History Matters: Historians remap the World
Do we need our history to be global? Work, leisure, war and peace, these are some of the themes that historians are now mapping onto a global past. Join historians David Armitage, Joyce E. Chaplin and Erez Manela from Harvard University, along with Sunil (Running Time 89:28)
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8. The $99 Laptop Revolution: How "Internet for Everyone" is Changing the World (June 2, 2010)
computer science, technology, electrical engineering, manufacturing, electronics, computers, PC, internet, world wide web, inexpensive, hardware, software, cloud computing, coding, programming, language, access, user experience, developing countries, Afri
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World Bank opens free access to development data
In an unprecedented move, the World Bank has made its extensive store of developmental data available to all free of charge. From now on more than two thousand health, economic, human development, financial and business statistics will be accessible via a new website, data.worldbank.org. In the past such information has generally only been available to paying subscribers.The decision is part of the World Bank’s broader effort to increase access to information and it hopes that a varied range o
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World and Regional Paintball Information Guide (WARPIG)
This website provides a good starting point for those interesting in paintballing, including history, rules, manufacturers, distributors, news, reports, forums and other resources. The site is available in several different language versions.
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5 Conclusion – new ways of looking at the world
Human societies have to take urgent action to end their dependences on fossil fuels. We have to alter the whole path of our development and decision making in order to make our societies both environmentally adaptable and sustainable. This unit takes on the task of trying to chart some of the ways in which it might be possible.
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Section 5: World tour
All of us in our working lives increasingly need to work with people from other cultures or those whose native language is foreign, or we may have to go to another country and work as a foreigner ourselves. This unit is about how to understand differences in culture and how to make the most of existing language skills. It is aimed at all adult learners, whether in FE or in the workplace. The sections are independent, and can be studied in any order and any combination. They are linked to NVQ ass
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Section 1: Languages in the world
All of us in our working lives increasingly need to work with people from other cultures or those whose native language is foreign, or we may have to go to another country and work as a foreigner ourselves. This unit is about how to understand differences in culture and how to make the most of existing language skills. It is aimed at all adult learners, whether in FE or in the workplace. The sections are independent, and can be studied in any order and any combination. They are linked to NVQ ass
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2 Material world
2 Material world
Dematerialisation hasn’t really happened, because although e-shopping has increased, material things are still the main stuff of commerce and e-shopping requires centralised warehouses, and home delivery traffic. It is not counterbalanced by reduction of travel to shops by consumers, it is just an extra channel rather than a replacement.
Although it is more resource-efficient to download a CD over
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IDS/BBC World Service Trust, 'Fragile States and the Media'
The role of a free media in underpinning democratic development is consistently highlighted in much development literature, however, little research attention has been paid to why communication matters, how and under what conditions the media’s effect is felt on development outcomes. Furthermore, the role of an increasingly fragmented media in fractured and fragile states is particularly poorly understood, especially in relation to conflict and marginalisation. With this picture as the bac
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