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• World Trade Center “Last Column” Among Save America’s Treasures Grant Recipients

  
  PreservationNation — Authority: 494
  Written by Fiona Lawless The last column standing at Ground Zero. (Credit: National September 11 Memorial and Museum) Just a few days ago, Save America’s Treasures (SAT) announced a $200,000 federal challenge grant to conserve the now-iconic “Last Column”—the final steel structure removed from Ground ...
  3 days ago

• Holidays the Hot Topic of Conversation

  
  Travel, Travel Vacations, Travel City, European Travel and more Informations — Authority: 450
  Whenever there is even the briefest lull in the conversation these days, holidays is the topic that inevitably comes up.Maybe it’s because there has been the slightest hint of nice sunny weather recently which has promoted the holiday fever or the fact that, staring down the barrel of a stressful recession, the ...
  3 days ago

• Cherokees Say Hello Like No One Else: Developing a Cultural Tourism Program

  
  PreservationNation — Authority: 494
  Written by Travis Owens Striking a unique balance between historical reality and cultural integrity, Cherokee Nation set out to create a cultural tourism program with authentic perspective and experiences. The Cherokee Nation Cultural Tourism Department launched its quest in 2007 by conducting an extensive ...
  5 days ago

• Call to a New Year’s Resolution… more books by writers of color

  
  http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress — Authority: 423
  As we approach the end of one year and the beginning of the next, we tend to face two directions, reflecting on events past and looking forward to the future. The Roman god Janus comes to mind! In the past few months discussion about ethnic diversity in books has come to the fore, with a certain amount of scrutiny ...
  6 days ago

• Complex Alliances

  
  amy king's alias — Authority: 484
  Dolores Park in the Castro, November 2009 Of course, Judith Butler states it all so much more succinctly than my previous post (in interview with Nina Power): The second problem is that lesbian/gay rights, and the rights of sexual minorities, need to join with feminist, anti-racist, and anti-war movements and ...
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• Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa

  
  Successful Teaching — Authority: 421
  This is always an exciting time during the school year because my students always got excited. Of course when they start putting up Christmas stuff in the stores before Halloween arrives, it really drags the excitement along (but that is another story that I won’t go into!). Usually all of my students are Christians ...
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• Groupthink in Action

  
  Disparate — Authority: 103
  An interesting situation which, I would argue, is representative of Groupthink . As a brief summary of the situation: a subgroup within a larger group is discussing the possibility of changing the larger group’s structure. In that larger group, similar discussions have been quite frequent, in the past. In effect, ...
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• Internet and cultural diversity: a brief annotated bibliography

  
  media/anthropology — Authority: 463
  In a comment to a previous post of mine on the Internet and cultural diversity, Lusine has asked for some bibliographic references that may help her with an essay on this topic. I’m a bit short of time at the moment, so here’s just a preliminary – and very tentative – list of readings to get a conversation ...
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• Announcing: North East Environmental Youth Movement

  
  :: Delhi Greens :: — Authority: 416
  Environmental degradation; habitat destruction; pollution; water scarcity; biodiversity loss; depleting forest cover; dam construction and its social implications; social unrest – are few of the issues demanding immediate attention in the North Eastern (seven sisters +1) states of India. Now, with the threat of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Is the Internet increasing or reducing global cultural diversity?

  
  media/anthropology — Authority: 463
  Some 10 years ago I was kindly invited by Sim Kwan Yang to give a public talk in Kuala Lumpur about my anthropological research in his native Sarawak, on the island of Borneo. Although I forget the title of the talk, I do remember having to think on my feet about cultural diversity during the lively Q&A session. ...
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• England – A charming country

  
  Travel, Travel Vacations, Travel City, European Travel and more Informations — Authority: 450
  England’s colourful history, cultural diversity and varying landscapes come together to make a fascinating country for visitors to explore. Whilst many associate England with being grey & rainy, those that do get out and about will find these spells don’t last long and that they are broken up by long sunny ...
  3 weeks ago

• Morocco, Thanksgiving and our Thanks to You

  
  Nourishing Relationships — Authority: 124
  There are so many different ways that the Moroccan people creatively express themselves - through their carpets, jewelry, ceramics, carvings, leather goods. The winding alleyways of the souks are full of local artwork. The kiosks are colorful and the vendors thankful for your interest in what they do. And on this ...
  3 weeks ago

• Global meltdown recovery immediate challenge before India, US: PM

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): Expressing confidence and optimism about the future of the India-US partnership, visiting Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh told a distinguished gathering at the Council of Foreign Relations (CFR) here, that there is a growing convergence of “our national interests, both within the ...
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• Agents for ‘world peace’ — inside the United Nations International School

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 513
  Source: China View A cultural institution that gives students an access all areas pass to the world, the United Nations International Schools (UNIS) gives students a trip around the globe in just a stroll down the school hallway. “We’ve got over 60 countries represented among the staff and that diversity of ...
  4 weeks ago

• Elementary School Placements of African American Students Who Are Profoundly Deaf

  
  COMD News — Authority: 153
  Data from the third wave (2003—2004) of the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study are used to generate nationally representative estimates of current school and classroom placements of elementary school—aged students who are African American and profoundly deaf. These students are found to have less ...
  4 weeks ago

• >>Does the Administration Truly Understand the Threat of Islamism?F

  
  And So I Go: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow — Authority: 140
  Does the Administration Truly Understand the Threat of Islamism? This article by Pamela Meister  is interesting in that it questions President Obama’s crass, callous, offensive and dismissive treatment of the massacre at Fort Hood where a Muslim killer shot and killed 13 people and an unborn baby and wounded ...
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• Homeward Bound: My Proud Reflection on a Family Legacy

  
  PreservationNation — Authority: 494
  Written by LaTanya E. Johnson The Henderson family in the formal dining room, c. 1969. At a recent meeting at work to discuss the ways the National Trust for Historic Preservation can provide more help to homeowners , each attendee was asked to bring a photo to “show and tell” about a house that mattered ...
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• Humor Can Become Offense on Workplace

  
  A Recruiters Blog — Authority: 125
  A smile on face is a best exercise for face muscles, a laugh is best for heart and hypertension it’s said by doctors. But smile and laugh can be made while working when there will be any joke or humor on working place. In my opinion a good joke that makes you laugh makes you relax in workplace. But the jokes on ...
  4 weeks ago

• Military, Diversity & the Muslim Community

  
  'Imagine' A World Of Peace,Understanding,Tolerance — Authority: 135
  This will air tomorrow, 11.17.09, morning on the local Charlotte NC NPR show "Charlotte Talks" on WFAE at 9AM EST, you can stream the show live, or archived later, at the link. Show is an hour long.Today, we’ll look at how the military and other large organizations manage diversity. A representative from Fort Bragg ...
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