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4th millennium BC - Environmental changes. Based on studies by glaciologist Lonnie Thompson (professor at Ohio State University and researcher with the Byrd Polar Research Center) [1] a number of indicators shows there were a global change in climate 5,200 years ago: The climate was altered suddenly with severe impacts. Plants buried in the Quelccaya ice cap in the Peruvian Andes demonstrate the climate had shifted suddenly and severely to capture the plants and preserve them until now

The number 420 (pronounced four-twenty) is a euphemism for the consumption of cannabis and elements of its associated culture. The exact origin of the term is unknown. It is most commonly explained as police code to refer to one or more individuals being in the act of consuming (esp


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* Encyclopedia II - 4th millennium BC - Cultures

4th millennium BC - Environmental changes. Based on studies by glaciologist Lonnie Thompson (professor at Ohio State University and researcher with the Byrd Polar Research Center) [1] a number of indicators shows there were a global change in climate 5,200 years ago: The climate was altered suddenly with severe impacts. Plants buried in the Quelccaya ice cap in the Peruvian Andes demonstrate the climate had shifted suddenly and severely to capture the plants and preserve them until now. ...

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* Encyclopedia II - Ancient warfare - Cultures

Ancient warfare - Chinese. Main article: Military history of China Ancient China during the Shang Dynasty was a Bronze Age society based on chariot armies. Archaeological study of Shang sites at Anyang have revealed extensive examples of chariots and bronze weapons. The overthrow of the Shang by the Zhou saw the creation of a feudal social order, resting militarily on a c ...

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American Hand Gestures in Different Cultures - 7 Ways to Get Yourself in Trouble AbroadAmerican Hand Gestures in Different Cultures - 7 Ways to Get Yourself in Trouble Abroad

View the infographic at Pimsleur Approach: bit.ly - Many American hand gestures are innocent in the US, but those same hand gest...

Managing Values Across CulturesManaging Values Across Cultures

Management thought leaders share their ideas on values in business. Featuring: Christopher Adkins, Mansour Javidan, Matthew Hayw...

Cultural Diversity - Tips for communicating with cultural awarenessCultural Diversity - Tips for communicating with cultural awareness

Important tips for communicating successfully with people from different cultures. Things to remember to ensure you embrace cult...





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* Encyclopedia - 420 cannabis culture

The number 420 (pronounced four-twenty) is a euphemism for the consumption of cannabis and elements of its associated culture. The exact origin of the term is unknown. It is most commonly explained as police code to refer to one or more individuals being in the act of consuming (esp. smoking) cannabis, although local coding systems vary and no locality has ever been identified as using that code. 420 cannabis culture - Origin theories. Snopes.com, High Times Magazine, and The Straight Dope ... Including:

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* Encyclopedia - Society for Ethical Culture

The Society for Ethical Culture is a non-sectarian, ethico-religious movement. It was founded in 1876 by Felix Adler in New York City. The society assumed the motto "Deed before Creed" and adopted as the condition of membership a positive desire to uphold by example and precept the highest ideals of living and to aid the weaker to attain those ideals. The aims of the society are stated as follows: "To teach the supremacy of the moral ends above all human ends and interests; "To teach that the moral law has ... Including:

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* Encyclopedia II - Culture of Ireland - Minority cultures

Culture of Ireland - Ulster Scots. Culture of Ireland - The Travellers. Culture of Ireland - New immigrants. ...

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* Encyclopedia II - Culture of China - Communist culture

During the early years after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, traditional Chinese culture was tolerated to some extent. When the Cultural Revolution began, all forms of traditional Chinese culture were suppressed. Initially only eight (8) "Sample Acts", or propaganda performances, were allowed, along with a Maoist cult of personality and a large number of revolutionary songs such as The East Is Red. After the end of the Maoist era in the late 1970s saw Deng Xiaoping's economic reform, since then, China has enjoyed ...

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* Encyclopedia II - Culture of Denmark - Cultural Policy

The Ministry of Cultural Affairs was created in 1961. Cultural life and meaningful leisure time were then and remain subjects of debate by politicians and parliament as well as the general public. The democratization of cultural life promoted by the government's 1960s cultural policy recently has come to terms with the older "genteel culture;" broader concepts of culture now generally accepted include amateur and professional ...

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* Encyclopedia II - Culture of Quebec - Regional Cultures

Culture of Quebec - Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean. A region known for its blueberries, its tourtière, its soupe aux gourganes and other specialties, the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean is also the birth place of many of Quebec's public figures such as former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard, singer Mario Pelchat and Olympic athlete Marc Gagnon. The accent of this region is one of the most distinctive and peculiar ones found in Quebec, although natives of the regions would reply that in fact it is the people of Montreal who have an accent, not them! ...

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* Encyclopedia II - Culture of Quebec - Cultural institutions

Many cultural institutions were set up in Quebec, in the wake of the Quiet Revolution. Among the key institutions are: the Archives nationales du Québec (Quebec National Archives) created in 1920 the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec, a network of nine Academies created in 1942 the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec (Quebec National Library) created in 1967 the provincial public broadcaster Télé-Québec created in 1968 the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec ( ...

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