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Peace Corps Online Cross Cultural Issues March 5, 2004: Headlines: Speaking Out: Cultural Divide: Terrorism: Cross Cultural Issues: Military: US Navy: “What will win the global war on terrorism will be people that can cross the cultural divide, reach out to those who want our help, and figure out how to make it happen so [those people] can help themselves. March 5, 2004: Headlines: Speaking Out: Cultural Divide: Terrorism: Christian Science Monitor: "What will win the global war on terrorism will be people that can cross the cultural divide," he told a congressional committee this week. May 1, 2004: Headlines: Cross Cultural Training: Multi-cultural Training: World Wise Schools: Journal of Geography : The iceberg concept is routinely used in Peace Corps' World Wise Schools and in other multicultural training programs peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/2629/2015777.html

Peace Corps Online Cross Cultural Issues March 5, 2004: Headlines: Speaking Out: Cultural Divide: Terrorism: Cross Cultural Issues: Military: US Navy: “What will win the global war on terrorism will be people that can cross the cultural divide, reach out to those who want our help, and figure out how to make it happen so [those people] can help themselves. March 5, 2004: Headlines: Speaking Out: Cultural Divide: Terrorism: Christian Science Monitor: "What will win the global war on terrorism will be people that can cross the cultural divide," he told a congressional committee this week. May 1, 2004: Headlines: Cross Cultural Training: Multi-cultural Training: World Wise Schools: Journal of Geography : The iceberg concept is routinely used in Peace Corps' World Wise Schools and in other multicultural training programs peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/2629/2015777.html   (483 words)

the evangelical outpost: The End of Red State/Blue State?: The Failure of Political-Geographic Metaphors After the 2000 election, the terms “red state” and “blue state” became a popular means of describing the political and cultural divide that separated Democrats and Republicans. The Failure of Political-Geographic Metaphors]]>" dc:identifier="http://www.evangelicaloutpost.com/archives/000955.html" dc:subject="Politics" dc:description="After the 2000 election, the terms “red state” and “blue state” became a popular means of describing the political and cultural divide that separated Democrats and Republicans. With the usefulness of describing an entire state as "red" or "blue" begining to wane, we need a new cultural-political-geographic metaphor that is more descriptive of our current situation. www.evangelicaloutpost.com /archives/000955.html   (483 words)

MSNBC - No Hunger for a Culture War Remembering 2000’s famed red state/blue state divide and mindful of polls that show the presidency could once again be decided by a few thousand voters in a handful of swing states, G.O.P strategists have hinted they plan to use cultural issues as a wedge. That lack of interest in social issues could prove significant in a presidential race where both parties are attempting to frame their opponents' positions on topics like gay marriage as extremist, accenting America’s cultural divide. Voters caught a glimpse of that strategy last week, when President Bush spoke out against the gay marriages taking place in San Francisco and First Lady Laura Bush called gay marriage “a very, very shocking issue” while on a campaign swing through western states. www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4351833   (483 words)

Scattershot Magazine :: America’s Moral Challenge The 1960s was an important moment: the Vietnam moment, the student revolts, and a new set of cultural divides about sexual morality and the family and about the idea of America and whether America was to be loved and defended or hated and decried. So yes, there is a Red America and a Blue America, and what it reveals is a very deep divide about what freedom is, what virtue is, and really about what human nature is. But there are also divides within liberalism and within conservatism that should not be ignored. The red state-blue state divide - a lot of that has to do with states where a large number of people go to church every week, believe in God, and live their lives in a way that makes religious tradition central. www.scattershotmagazine.com /ss?view=printer&id=30   (483 words)

Foreign Affairs | Article One departmental change I will deal with in the next two sections is that careers be restructured so that cultural officers divide their time between foreign posts, Ottawa and being placed in the cultural community in Canada. The two specific free-standing cultural centres in London and Paris, and the other facilities in embassies such as Washington, must be thought of in the context of the real culture in the cities where they sit. Cultural attache travel-entertainment budgets are so low that they can't possibly carry out their missions of selling culture by getting out of their offices to develop long-term relationships with festivals, theatre companies, museums, etc. www.media-awareness.ca /english/resources/articles/sovereignty_identity/culture_policy_foreign_affairs.cfm?RenderForPrint=1   (483 words)

Theory of Hegemony and Ideology These groups had not always voted similarly in the past, and Bill Clinton was able to peel enough of them away from the Republicans in 1992 to divide this bloc, and win the Presidency. For example, it could be argued that the New Right, which helped the Republicans win the White House and the Senate in 1980, represented a coalition of multinational corporations, suburbanites demanding lower taxes, white Southerners, some elements of white labor that disliked affirmative action programs, and Christian fundamentalists and other cultural conservatives. Gramsci defined hegemony as the process by which the dominant classes or class fractions, through their privileged access to social institutions (such as the media), propagate values that reinforce their control over politics and the economy. www.dangerouscitizen.com /Articles/244.aspx   (3290 words)

Continental Divide Trail Alliance - About the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail The vision for the CDT is to create a primitive and challenging backcountry trail on or near the Continental Divide to provide people with the opportunity to experience the unique and incredibly scenic qualities of the area. A 50-mile wide corridor was identified on either side of the Continental Divide in which to locate the final route. The Fausel Foundation stepped in and placed a special emphasis on the Continental Divide Trail project and hired husband and wife team Bruce Ward, formerly the president of the American Hiking Society, and Paula Ward, a landscape architect. www.cdtrail.org /about.html   (1592 words)

CDT Thru Hike 2005 :: The Trail Congress recognized the unique scenic quality and cultural characteristics of this remarkable environment and identified a 100-mile-wide corridor straddling the Divide for the future placement of the Continental Divide Trail. The Continental Divide Trail climbs and descends the peaks of the Rocky Mountains from Canada to Mexico, traversing mountainside meadows, granite peaks and high-desert saddles. "The Continental Divide Trail is a 3,100 mile primitive and challenging backcountry trail that spans from Mexico to Canada along the backbone of America. www.cdthike.com /thetrail.htm   (316 words)

October 2000 This article argues that meaning construction is at the nexus of culture, social structure, and social action, and must be the explicit target of investigation into the cultural dimension of historical explanation. A model of culture as a partially coherent system of signs comprised the most widely employed instrument for analyzing cultural meaning among the new cultural historians. A recent approach, combining and transcending the "culture as structure"/ "culture as practice" divide among social historians, puts explanatory focus on the recursivity of meaning, agency, and structure in historical transformation. www.historyandtheory.org /archives/oct00.html   (316 words)

Articles - Claude Lévi-Strauss The anthropologist fills in with comparisons to other cultures and is forced to rely on theories that have no evidential basis whatever, the old notion of universal stages of development or the claim that cultural resemblances are based on some untraced past contact between groups. This gave his early work a distinctive American tilt that helped facilitate its acceptance in the U.S. After a brief stint from 1946 to 1947 as a cultural attaché to the French embassy in Washington, DC, Lévi-Strauss returned to Paris in 1948. Many tribal cultures divide the tribe into two groups and have elaborate rules about how the two groups can interact. www.anthraxa.com /articles/Claude_L%E9vi-Strauss   (316 words)

inside To begin to achieve this however, a major obstacle stands in the way: the digital divide between Africa and her Western counterparts, who have proved to be formidable in their cultural imperialism crusade. This domination of the world broadcasting scene has led to the broad export of its cultural values which have transformed the music, dressing habits, language and behaviour of billions of people across continents. As more African countries gained their independence in the sixties, the broadcast industry was then inherited by post colonial governments, who unfortunately, kept the status quo, limiting private sector involvement in the industry. www.cnenigeria.com /boss/insidedec2000.htm   (984 words)

Online NewsHour: IBM Sells PC Business to Chinese Company -- December 9, 2004 And of course when you cross the divide of a more developed country and a less developed country and the cultural differences, this is not going to be easy. I think those are more simpatico culturally that I would expect, Americans and Chinese seem to get along in the workplace, and so I don't expect major difficulties, but it's never easy. Do you see any potential obstacles, be they sort of cultural or business practices that may make it a tough fit for them to suddenly become part of IBM in New York and try to retain the customer base of IBM? www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/business/july-dec04/ibm_12-9.html   (984 words)

Amazon.com: Continental Divide; The Values and Institutions of the United States and Canada: Books: SEYMOUR LIPSET "Continental Divide is welcome because in its quiet, carefully documented way it chips away at self-flattering illusions on both sides of the border. Continental Divide; The Values and Institutions of the United States and Canada (Paperback) Amazon.com: Continental Divide; The Values and Institutions of the United States and Canada: Books: SEYMOUR LIPSET www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0415903858?v=glance   (692 words)

Great Basin Introduction The first American settlers in the Basin were the Mormons, in 1847, who had been significantly persecuted for their cultural beliefs and practices and had moved into the vicinity of the Great Salt Lake. The Continental Divide is hydrographically defined by whether surface waters flow to the Atlantic Ocean or to the Pacific Ocean. Indigenous life in the Great Basin continued into the second half of the 19th Century; however, while it was one of the last regions of the Continental United States to be intruded upon, it was also one of the most quickly destroyed, being a very fragile ecological balance of living systems. www4.hmc.edu:8001 /humanities/basin/gb-intro.htm   (692 words)

PHILIP W. PORTER I try to help students (if they wish) to become unhyphenated geographers, that is, geographers who do not divide the field (and limit their interests) according to physical and cultural domains. "Ecology, Cultural," in Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes (eds.). My systematic interests are varied -- cultural ecology, development, agricultural geography, agrometeorology, cartography, population geography, air photo interpretation. www.geog.umn.edu /Faculty/Porter.html   (347 words)

FindLaw's Writ - Dean: A Closer Look At The Red/Blue Cultural Divide A Closer Look At The Red/Blue Cultural Divide: Not surprisingly, since Frank understands the red/blue divide is bogus, he is highly critical of the much (and cleverly) advertised book The Great Divide: Retro vs. Metro America. In making short shrift of The Great Divide, Frank is at times a bit harsh -- given that it's evident that he found invaluable material in the book -- just as I did. writ.news.findlaw.com /dean/20041203.html   (1911 words)

Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Opinion / Editorials / The great divide In a country where cultural identities can be claustrophobic, blue states are home to great cities where people find freedom in the streets of Boston or New York or Chicago to transcend conventional expectations and become most fully themselves. IT IS easy to see how blue-state residents may be feeling out of touch with the rest of the country: the great red-state heartland that carried President Bush to a second term. All those pro-Bush voters saying they were concerned about "values" issues that include opposition to abortion, gay marriage, and stem cell research can feel like a punch in... www.boston.com /news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2004/11/07/the_great_divide   (520 words)

Freedom of Expression Crucial for Information Society Says UNESCO Director-General: UNESCO-CI Rejecting the idea “that this was a North-South confrontation”, as some had said during the preparatory debates, Mr Matsuura stated clearly, “What is at stake is the very foundation of a democratic society and this has nothing to do with any divide between North and South. Mr Matsuura noted with satisfaction that many of UNESCO’s principles, namely: equal access to education; universal access to information and the preservation and promotion of cultural diversity including multilingualism, are included in the present drafts of the Declaration of Principles and the Plan of Action of the WSIS. Freedom of expression is not the monopoly of one geographic region, one culture, one civilization. portal.unesco.org /ci/ev.php?URL_ID=13681&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201&reload=1070400645   (628 words)

The Digital Divide and Cultural Significance essay Direct Essays.com - Over 101,000 essays, term papers and book reports available for direct access! The Digital Divide and Cultural Significance essay Direct Essays.com - Over 101,000 essays, term papers and book reports available for direct access! The Digital Divide and Cultural Significance by Dennis L. Wignall, Ph.D. Government officials and social researchers have long been studying the phenomenon labeled ?The Digital Divide? The goal of this essay is to explore the current manifestations of the DD, their impact on American society and societies in general, the steps being taken to close the DD in America, and why other cultures may wish to study these steps. www.directessays.com /viewpaper.php?request=97003   (628 words)

consequences-of-the-internet-on-communications.txt Less wealthy societies lag behind in such initial phases of expensive development, thus creating a ‘cultural lag’ (Rosengren, 2000: 202) or a ‘digital divide’ for some are not participating in the information society, and thus cannot benefit from it. Similar effects can be observed in today’s mobile phone culture: one is connected stronger with the communication partner — maybe one’s commercial partner — than with the next individual sitting at the same table. A new gap can also be seen between generations: Parents are “outmatched by their children with respect to computer competence” (Sefton-Green, 1998: 34). the.navigable.info /pub/consequences-of-the-internet-on-communications.txt   (628 words)

Welcome to Mountain Living The entrance is at the Eastern Continental Divide on highway #178 about 2 miles north of the NC/SC border. Indian Camp Mountain is a 1200-acre, gated community in the ruggedly beautiful high North Carolina mountains on the Eastern Continental Divide. Asheville, NC, Hendersonville, NC, and Greenville, SC can be reached within 90 minutes and meet most shopping and cultural needs. rosman.millerfamily.info /pg/community.php   (197 words)

Global Digital Divide Learn more about the Digital Divide in the United States Cultural values and structure play a huge role in the access and skill development, as well as interest. The statistics drawn from Falling Through The Net: Toward Digital Inclusion published by the NTIA in Fall 2000, comprise the best set of statistics by which to measure changes in computer ownership and Internet use. www.earlham.edu /~beckmst/DigitalDivide/DDGlobal.htm   (413 words)

The Daily Vanguard - Portland State University - 'Red and blue America' Culturally and religiously, the United States is divided and has been for many years. It is a good thing that we will finally see some contrast in our presidential candidates, but it is an awful thing that the political divisions that motivate the contrast symbolize a deeper rift in the cultural life of the United States. As a reflection of that moral divide, in this election year, the political divisions are incontrovertibly intense. www.dailyvanguard.com /vnews/display.v/ART/2004/06/04/40c032e47e5bf   (413 words)

FT.com / World / Asia-Pacific - HK opts for multiple developers for arts hub Raphael Hui, chief secretary for administration, suggested several changes to the 40-hectare waterfront project known as the West Kowloon Cultural District, a complex of museums, theatres, shops and apartment blocks the government had proposed to expand the city’s cultural offerings. Bowing to pressure from the public and property executives, the Hong Kong government on Friday proposed to divide its most ambitious urban redevelopment project among multiple developers, rather than awarding it to one group as originally planned. The rest of this article is for FT.com subscribers only news.ft.com /cms/s/fd0f2cb2-3729-11da-af40-00000e2511c8.html   (413 words)

The Irish Times :: Michael Jansen :: Harmony across the great divide Harmony across the great divide By Michael Jansen The death of the Palestinian scholar, Edward Said this year was a great cultural loss. He was one of those rare people who was permanently aware of the fact that information is only the very first step toward understanding." Danny said his friend always looked for the "beyond" in the idea, the "unseen" by the eye, the "unheard" by the ear. Michael Jansen offers a personal recollection When Edward Said died last September, one of the most moving tributes to the Palestinian scholar and thinker came from the Israeli pianist and composer, Daniel Barenboim. www.edwardsaid.org /articles/20031229001.Michael.Jansen.html   (413 words)

Boston.com / News / Politics / Presidential candidates / Win shows 'red states' on the rise Drawing another narrow win out of the same well can further the red-state/blue-state cultural divide that is, in some respects, a product of Bush's policies. Bush was greatly helped by the fact that the United States has not had another major attack since 2001, a circumstance so welcome that both candidates barely mentioned it, as if trying to avoid a jinx. Bush won almost exactly the same combination of states as in his disputed 2000 victory, but most of them gained population and electoral clout in the intervening years, and, on Tuesday, rewarded his program of tax cuts and military aggressiveness with higher margins than four years ago. www.boston.com /news/politics/president/articles/2004/11/04/win_shows_red_states_on_the_rise   (413 words)

Stargate SG-1 Stargate SG-1 Episode Synopsis 01:04 The Broca Divide He and Sam explained that the Touched and Untouched were like a Broca Divide (studying brains and craniums to compare the levels of intelligence among early cultural groups). Stargate SG-1 Episode Synopsis 01:04 The Broca Divide Jack felt the surface of the wormhole and stepped through the Stargate, followed by his team members. www.stargatefan.com /episodes1/broca.html   (3008 words)

Jacob T. Levy Mickey Kaus argues that we're in for a long-term 50-50 partisan stalemate, not because of who we are (the red state-blue state cultural divide story), but rather because of what the parties are-- vote-maximizing machines with the knowledge and the polls to constantly adjust to our center of gravity. The red boxes are now in Hyde Park; and there's a pile of Red Streaks in my building's lobby in the morning. In other words, this-- or rather next January, once all of this year's election lawsuits end-- would be the perfect time to try to generate a model uniform election statute and get it adopted by the states. jacobtlevy.blogspot.com /2002_10_27_jacobtlevy_archive.html   (3008 words)

Welcome to 798 SPACE Beginning in 2002, artists and cultural organizations began to divide, rent out, and re-make the factory spaces, gradually developing them into galleries, art centers, artists' studios, design companies, restaurants, and bars. Beginning in 2002, artists and cultural organizations began to divide, rent out, and re-make the factory spaces, gradually developing them into galleries, art centers, artists' studios, design companies, restaurants, and bars.It became a "Soho-esque" area of international character, replete with "loft living," attracting attention from all around. Bringing together contemporary art, architecture, and culture with a historically interesting location and an urban lifestyle, "798" has evolved into a cultural concept, of interest to experts and normal folk alike, influential on our concepts of both urban culture and living space....... www.798space.com /798artdistrict/798artdistrict.htm   (3008 words)

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