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Can You Identify These Cities From Their Light Signatures?

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From nautil.us - April 12, 2014 9:59 PM

"The light that a city emits is like its glowing fingerprint. From the orderly grid of Manhattan, to the sprawling, snaking streets of Milan, to the bright contrast of Kuwait’s ring-roads, each city leaves its own pattern of tiny glowing dots. See if you can ID these cities based on the way they shine."

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MAKERS

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From www.makers.com - April 11, 2014 4:14 PM
Explore the stories of these trailblazing women and inspire your own through MAKERS.com.
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How to wear hijab-a few very basic styles for newbies - YouTube

From www.youtube.com - April 11, 2014 1:44 PM
A few basic styles we put together for a hijab tutorial filmed and produced by 14th Road Productions (www.14throad.com)
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Are Hong Kong & Macau Countries? - YouTube

From www.youtube.com - April 11, 2014 11:33 AM
Discuss this video: http://www.reddit.com/r/CGPGrey/comments/22loh8/are_hong_kong_macau_countries/ Support: https://subbable.com/cgpgrey/ Podcast: http://www...
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What is NATO?

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From www.nato.int - April 10, 2014 5:18 PM
An introduction to NATO that provides basic information on what NATO is, member countries, the Alliance's key activities and how it functions. NATO's general evolution is shown in video and links to more in-depth information are provided throughout.
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Mass Incarceration in the US - YouTube

From www.youtube.com - April 10, 2014 5:08 PM
Thanks to Visually (http://Visual.ly) for facilitating the creation of this video, to http://youtube.com/kurzgesagt for the animation, and to The Prison Poli...
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The Hidden Advantage (and Disadvantage) of Chinese Subsidies - The Globalist

The Hidden Advantage (and Disadvantage) of Chinese Subsidies - The Globalist | SoRo class | Scoop.it
From www.theglobalist.com - March 7, 2014 12:36 PM
“ Will Chinese subsidies end up killing China’s competition? Usha C. V. Haley & George T. Haley”
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Reforms in Land Use and Local Finances Will Help Make China’s Urbanization More Efficient

Reforms in Land Use and Local Finances Will Help Make China’s Urbanization More Efficient | SoRo class | Scoop.it
From www.worldbank.org - March 25, 2014 9:30 PM
“ A new report recommends that China tackle environmental degradation and other strains of rapid urbanization by systematically changing how it allocates land, people and capital across the nation.”
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Top 10 Countries That Disappeared In The 20th Century

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From myscienceacademy.org - August 19, 2013 10:07 PM
“ New nations seem to pop up with alarming regularity. At the start of the 20th century, there were only a few dozen independent sovereign states on the planet; today, there are nearly 200!”
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Marrying Older, But Sooner? | Random Samplings

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From blogs.census.gov - February 10, 2014 3:00 PM
“ @okcupid In honor of Valentine’s Day, new post: Americans are marrying older, but earlier in their lifetimes. http://t.co/3ac0uuVESp”
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Pres Eisenhower's Farewell Address VIDEO - @YouTube

From www.youtube.com - March 27, 2014 5:14 PM

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Do It For Denmark! - YouTube

From www.youtube.com - April 9, 2014 4:53 PM
No one has found out how to help Denmark's falling birth rate. Until now. Spies Travels announces a competition where you have to make a baby to win. http://...
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Culture Ministry Affirms 'Russia is not Europe'

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From www.themoscowtimes.com - April 8, 2014 10:17 PM

"A state commission working on a much-discussed report titled 'Foundations of State Cultural Politics' will release their findings in two weeks, presidential advisor Vladimir Tolstoi announced last week, adding that the basic formula of the report could be summarized as 'Russia is not Europe.'"

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Rachel Phillips's curator insight, May 7, 2015 3:06 PM

I wasn't even really aware that Russia had ever wanted to seem like part of Europe, or that people saw it as part of Europe.  I've always seen Russia as it's own place, because it is.  It is not in Europe, it just borders Europe.  I understand how there is a misconception because most people don't see it as part of Asia either, because it seems much different than other countries in Asia.  However, it should be recognized as it's own place, and not as part of Europe.
Chris Costa's curator insight, October 5, 2015 3:32 PM

Russia has long since been Europe's backwards, awkward cousin. On the outskirts of the continent, Russia has always been different in every sense of the world. Their religion is different, their culture is a unique blend of East and West; a history of intense poverty of its lower classes, followed by the Communist revolution and the alienation of Russia as a whole, has helped to perpetuate this idea of backwardness associated with the country. The Cold War and the Eastern bloc has left a bitter taste in the mouths of many Western powers, and Russia has continued to be culturally ostracized despite major economic progress in the nation and increased political and economic ties between the nation and the rest of Europe. Although Russia has fought hard to be considered a part of Europe, to many Europeans, it will always remain "other." Russia has done little to help its case as of late, considering its actions in the Crimea and the incitement of conflict in much of Eastern Ukraine. For the sake of the Russian people, I hope their situation improves for the better.
Mark Hathaway's curator insight, October 10, 2015 6:44 AM

For the past few centuries, there has been an ongoing debate occurring within Europe and within Russia. The central question in that debate has been, is Russia part of Europe?  One of Peter the greats main goals was to make Russia a force within Europe. He attempted to westernize the nation. Successive Tsars followed his policy of westernization. The Russians were instrumental in repelling Napoleon during the latters ill-fated invasion of the Russian Empire. The Russian Empire was one of the leading powers on the ailed side during the first few years of World War I.  The Russian Revolution set off a period of harsh tensions between Russia an the rest of the western world. The rise of Bolshevism and the withdrawal from the war  created a great schism between Russia and the rest of Europe. Those harsh tensions continue  until this day. There have been ebbs and flows in the conflict,  but  for many in the western world, Russia is not a part of Europe.
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WHAT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS? Video - Human Rights Definition : Youth For Human Rights Video

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From www.youthforhumanrights.org - April 11, 2014 4:15 PM
Watch Video & Learn What Are ? and How Human Rights Are Defined, As Fundamental Rights For Protection From Harm, Help Us Get Along And Live In Peace. Learn More About United Nations Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, The Basis For A World Built On Freedom, Justice And Peace.
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HD| 11th Iftar 2012 Ramadan Makkah (Adhan by Sheikh Majid Ibrahim Al-Abbas) - YouTube

From www.youtube.com - April 11, 2014 1:48 PM
HD| 11th Iftar 2012 Ramadan Makkah (Adhan by Sheikh Majid Ibrahim AL-Abbas) 30th July 2012
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From www.internationalminds.org - April 11, 2014 11:46 AM
International Minds is a Model United Nations resource that provides Model
UN students with educational resources and conference opportunities.
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How to Perform the Salaat - Islamic Prayer

From muslimcanada.org - April 11, 2014 9:14 AM
How to perform the Islamic Prayer / salat
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Understanding Ukraine: The Problems Today and Some Historical Context - YouTube

From www.youtube.com - April 10, 2014 5:10 PM
In which John discusses the crisis in Ukraine, and how the influence of Russia and Europe have shaped Ukrainian politics for centuries. REMINDER: Educational...
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Global food security: could wheat feed the world?

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From www.theguardian.com - April 5, 2014 4:56 AM
Donors, businesses and research groups have united to pledge to boost wheat yields by 50% in the next 20 years. Rob Dawson explains why and how (RT @cgiarclimate: Global food security: could wheat feed the world?
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diana buja's curator insight, April 8, 2014 2:27 AM

Who is goihg to do the distributional marketing...? 
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The unknowns in China's great urban change

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From www.scmp.com - March 27, 2014 8:13 PM
“ Kam Wing Chan says China's bold new urbanisation plan raises many questions, not least how the increased social costs will be funded and whether the focus on small cities can achieve the desired result”
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Disney character map of the US.

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From mapsontheweb.tumblr.com - August 11, 2013 1:16 PM
Disney character map of the US.
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China's one-child policy increasingly being questioned

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From www.pri.org - April 17, 2013 12:09 AM
Decades ago, China decided it had too many people and instituted a policy that allowed most couples just one child. While the policy has been loosened some, it's still largely in place.
Via Brian Koch
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How LBJ Saved the Civil Rights Act

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From www.theatlantic.com - March 20, 2014 11:00 AM
“ Fifty years later, new accounts of its fraught passage reveal the era's real hero—and it isn’t the Supreme Court. ("You drink with Dirksen! You talk with Dirksen! You listen to Dirksen!”
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Pres Eisenhower's Farewell Address FULL TEXT (& audio)

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From www.americanrhetoric.com - March 27, 2014 5:15 PM

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The less Americans know about Ukraine’s location, the more they want U.S. to intervene

The less Americans know about Ukraine’s location, the more they want U.S. to intervene | SoRo class | Scoop.it
From www.washingtonpost.com - April 7, 2014 12:10 PM
84% of Americans are unable to locate Ukraine on a world map; those that can't are more likely to support military intervention.
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Rach Brick's curator insight, April 13, 2014 10:45 PM

This says so much about ignorance and aggression... Do they even know that they'd have to come up with a catchy name because the Crimea has already got a war names after it?
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