Urban Water Security: Managing Risks: UNESCO-Ihp (Urban Water - Unesco-Ihp)
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
The head of Paris-based United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)condemned the recent massacre in the Philippines, and urged the government to carry out a full and swift investigation into the murder, the organization said Saturday in a statement. "This monstrous crime must not go unpunished," Irina Bokova, direct-general of UNESCO said. "I condemn this...
The Motorcycle Blog Aggregator (Free subscription) | yesterday
From Sideblog - I couldn't resist. I've been a sucker for biker films since I saw Wild Angels on a bootleg VHS in 1988. And I've been a fan of Quentin Tarantino since I saw Reservoir Dogs in Bradford before it went on general release (I've just found out Bradford is the world's first UNESCO City of Film. Take that and shove it LA and Bombay). And I like Madsen (below, as 'The Gent'). So, when I walked...
Holiday Menorca (Free subscription) | yesterday
The season in Menorca is regarded as short with facilities closing down from the end of September. Last October when we were in Menorca resorts such as Son Bou had already seen many of its supermarkets closed by early October and many shops in the process of winding down for closure the rest of the month. So does Menorca "die" in November, definitely not. The population may shrink to a third...
Holiday Ibiza (Free subscription) | yesterday
With a 2006 population of 38,000, Ibiza is the capital city of the Spanish Mediterranean Island of the same name. Legendary for its wild and edgy nightlife, Ibiza Island in contrast has many areas that are registered as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Ibiza is also one of several places claiming to be the birthplace of Christopher Columbus, and has erected a monument, called "The Egg", in his...
Internet Time Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Casa Batllo (Antoni Gaudí) I’m in Barcelona to visit my partners at CV&A and to speak on Open Social Learning at VI International Seminar of the UNESCO Chair in e-Learning, Open University of Catalonia. Stephen Downes and George Siemens are here so I expect we’ll light some fires. Tossa del Mar, Costa Brava Yesterday my friend Albert Calvet [...]
Photographs Of Newcastle (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
The Byker Wall is the name given to a long unbroken block of 620 maisonettes in the Byker district of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The block was designed by the notable architect Ralph Erskine assisted by Vernon Gracie, and was built in the mid-1970s. Its Functionalist Romantic styling with textured, complex facades, colourful brick, wood and plastic panels, attention to context and relatively low-rise...
i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova urged the Government of the Philippines to carry out a full and swift investigation into a murderous attack on a convoy in the Minguindanao Province on 23 November, in which more than 55 people, including at least 27 journalists, were killed."This monstrous crime must not go unpunished," Ms Bokova said. "I condemn this outrage and urge the Government...
3quarksdaily (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
The UNESCO Courier has an collection of pieces that Lévi-Strauss wrote for UNESCO (via Savage Minds). From the editorial: “The efforts of science should not only enable mankind to surpass itself; they must also help those who lag behind to...
Times of India (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Ahmedabad is pitching itself hard to get the World Heritage City status when it turns 600 in 2011. It is the ‘Living Heritage’ of the walled city and the life around its hundreds of ‘pols’ that form the bedrock of this bid before the Unesco.
Thoughts About K4D (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Source: The Economist"Worldwide R&D investment increased by 6.9% in 2008, having grown by 9% in 2007."Lets compare these figures with those of some developing nations, based on a recent UNESCO Institute for Statistics survey:Brazil in 2006 was estimated to spend $17.4 billion, more than Toyota and Microsoft combined, but less than the top three firms in the graph.Colombia spent $532 thousand,...
BLDGBLOG (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
[Image: The Georgian cave monastery of Vardzia, via Wikipedia ]. Vardzia is a ruined honeycomb of arched passageways and artificially enlarged caves on a steep mountainside in Georgia. It is on a " tentative list " for UNESCO World Heritage status. [Image: Vardzia, via Wikipedia ]. Quoting from Wikipedia : The monastery was constructed as protection from the Mongols, and consisted of over...
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, permanent representative of the Republic of Uzbekistan to UNESCO and founder of Fund Uzbekistan 2020, has opened the International Astronomy Conference held in Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris – CNRS, “A tribute to the Uzbek astronomer Mirzo Ulughbeg”. The event, which gathered scientists, astronomers, historians and scholars of high rank, began with...
Kurashi - News From Japan (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Hideaki Tokunaga has been around as long as I can remember, at least since 1988, when he had a hit with Kowarekake no Radio . This summer he performed live at the ancient Buddhist temple in Nara, a sacred site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site . This song is Hoshi to tsuki no pierce to kimi no yume . 星と月のピアスと君の夢 (anyone has...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
For the first time guidelines are to be published on how broadcasters around the world can encourage audiences to produce better quality user-generated content and to improve media and information literacy.The new guidelines will also enable the public to become more media and information literate.Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO said of the guidelines...
Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Uruphong Raksasad's experimental documentary Agrarian Utopia ( Sawan Baan Na ) continues its award-winning run, picking up the Unesco Award at the third edition of the Asia-Pacific Screen Awards, which were given out on Thursday in Gold Coast, Australia. The Unesco Award recognizes "outstanding contribution to the promotion and preservation of cultural diversity through film". Uruphong, racking...
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liz level | 23/11/2009
Spain has a lot to offer, and this is something backed up by UNESCO: Spain is the world's nation with the second most designated World Heritage Sites. In order to receive this privileged designation, a site must form a unique artistic achievement, have influenced a specific period in history or constitute an exceptional testimony to a culture no longer in existence. These are just some of the requisites.
paskcw | 07/10/2009
Sicily - Italy ’s number one tourist destination in 2009 - is becoming more and more popular for those who want to buy a house. British and German buyers, that are also being joined by people coming from eastern Europe, are finding a good opportunity to invest in the island’s properties, the possibility to make their wish come true and change their lives at the same time. A recent article published...
khairulalam | 23/02/2009
Adolescents need protection from AIDS -Mohammad Khairul Alam- -Executive Director- -Rainbow Nari O Shishu Kallyan Foundation- -24/3 M. C. Roy Lane- -Dhaka-1211, Bangladesh- rainbowngo@gmail.com www.newsletter.com.bd Tell: 880-2-8628908 Mobile: 01711344997 The most valuable period of human is adolescent. Adolescent’s stage of adventure and trialing, but they often lacks the knowledge, experience and...
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