This document discusses modern slavery in the context of globalization and provides a Christian response. It defines various forms of modern slavery such as bonded labor, sex trafficking, child soldiers, and domestic servitude. The document argues that globalization has helped drive modern slavery by opening opportunities for exploitation, creating demand for cheap labor, and generating vast illicit profits. It calls Christians to love their global neighbors who are enslaved and oppressed, and discusses how to respond as the Good Samaritan by working to end slavery and promote freedom, dignity and justice for all people.
The document discusses how work culture has changed from the individualistic 1980s to today where companies aim to foster a collaborative environment like an extended family. It encourages finding new ways of working together to help each other and keep the customer in mind. It also provides references to learn more about neuroanthropology and determining information based on rules on cards.
This document provides a critical assessment paper on Grameen Bank and Muhammad Yunus. It begins with a short history of Grameen Bank, including how Yunus started providing small loans to very poor women in Bangladesh who had no other access to credit. It then analyzes Yunus' views of poverty, comparing them to theories from Friedmann and Christian. Yunus focused on targeting the poorest populations, especially landless women. The paper also critically assesses Grameen Bank's development methodology, such as not requiring collateral, targeting women, and providing services directly to communities.
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The document discusses semiotics and structuralism. [1] It explains key concepts from seminal theorists including Saussure and Peirce and how they viewed signs and their relationships. [2] Structuralism looks at how signs are ordered syntagmatically and paradigmatically to derive meaning. [3] Semiotics is the study of signs and how everything can be considered a sign that exists within a greater structure and context.
The World Bank works to end poverty by providing loans, policy advice, technical assistance, and knowledge sharing to middle- and low-income countries. It has supported projects in China, Ghana, and Yemen focused on poverty reduction, education, health, sanitation, agriculture, and private sector development. Key activities include microfinancing for small businesses, building schools and clinics, providing clean water, and strengthening national institutions. The overall goal is to promote economic growth and improve living standards around the world.
The document discusses the transition from classful networks to classless inter-domain routing (CIDR) networks. CIDR allows for more flexibility in assigning blocks of IP addresses and improves routing efficiency by allowing routes to be aggregated. Valid CIDR blocks must have the host bits set to zero so the address falls on the network boundary. Large blocks are allocated by regional organizations like RIPE and then assigned to ISPs and other organizations in smaller blocks.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) aims to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality, improve maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS and other diseases, and ensure environmental sustainability through its work on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs were established based on commitments made in world summits in the 1990s and promote development targets focused on health, education, and income. UNDP supports national stakeholders and uses a 5-step process of engagement, assessment, response formulation, implementation, and evaluation to facilitate capacity development work within countries.
The document summarizes the New Media Consortium's 2007 Horizon Report, which identifies emerging technologies likely to impact education over the next 1-5 years. The report is created through research and input from an advisory board, and highlights 6 trends including social networking, mobile phones, and virtual worlds. It is intended to inform educators and technology professionals, and is publicly released each year.
Variable Length Subnet Masking (VLSM) allows different subnet masks to be used within the same IP network. This is more efficient than normal subnetting which requires the same subnet mask for the entire network. VLSM can allocate specific numbers of addresses to different physical segments based on their needs. For example, a large company with headquarters and smaller branch offices could use VLSM to give the headquarters a larger subnet with more addresses while giving each smaller office just what they require through smaller subnets.
The document discusses payphones in Toronto and how they provide important communication for approximately 25% of Toronto residents who do not have cellphones or landlines. It notes that payphones are used by low-income citizens and for emergencies, but that their numbers have declined due to increased cellphone usage and costs to service providers. Neglected payphones are often vandalized, and remaining phones have increased in price or been removed.
Creative Commons provides an alternative to traditional copyright that allows creators to choose how their works can be shared and used. It offers licenses that allow others to use works for certain purposes like giving credit, but is not meant to replace copyright. Creative Commons aims to complement copyright by giving permission in advance for some uses instead of requiring users to ask permission each time. This sharing of works can fuel further creativity and benefit both creators and users of content.
Every day thousands of animals are born in the US and end up in shelters. Web 2.0 technologies like wikis, Wikipedia, and blogs help broadcast information about animal shelters and encourage more people to adopt pets from shelters rather than buying from breeders. These technologies provide information about local shelters, rescue groups, and personal stories that promote adoption and help more shelter animals find homes.
Google Earth is a virtual globe program that allows users to take virtual tours around the world using satellite imagery and aerial photography. It can be used to plan trips by searching for destinations and getting instant directions. Google Earth also opens up multimedia content from various sources and allows users to placemark locations they visit and share their travels with friends by adding personal notes and photos.
The document discusses the transition from classful networks to classless inter-domain routing (CIDR) networks. CIDR allows for more flexibility in assigning blocks of IP addresses and improves routing efficiency by allowing routes to be aggregated. Valid CIDR blocks must have the host bits set to zero so the address falls on the network boundary. Large blocks are allocated by regional organizations like RIPE and then assigned to ISPs and other organizations in smaller blocks.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) aims to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality, improve maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS and other diseases, and ensure environmental sustainability through its work on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs were established based on commitments made in world summits in the 1990s and promote development targets focused on health, education, and income. UNDP supports national stakeholders and uses a 5-step process of engagement, assessment, response formulation, implementation, and evaluation to facilitate capacity development work within countries.
The document summarizes the New Media Consortium's 2007 Horizon Report, which identifies emerging technologies likely to impact education over the next 1-5 years. The report is created through research and input from an advisory board, and highlights 6 trends including social networking, mobile phones, and virtual worlds. It is intended to inform educators and technology professionals, and is publicly released each year.
Variable Length Subnet Masking (VLSM) allows different subnet masks to be used within the same IP network. This is more efficient than normal subnetting which requires the same subnet mask for the entire network. VLSM can allocate specific numbers of addresses to different physical segments based on their needs. For example, a large company with headquarters and smaller branch offices could use VLSM to give the headquarters a larger subnet with more addresses while giving each smaller office just what they require through smaller subnets.
The document discusses payphones in Toronto and how they provide important communication for approximately 25% of Toronto residents who do not have cellphones or landlines. It notes that payphones are used by low-income citizens and for emergencies, but that their numbers have declined due to increased cellphone usage and costs to service providers. Neglected payphones are often vandalized, and remaining phones have increased in price or been removed.
Creative Commons provides an alternative to traditional copyright that allows creators to choose how their works can be shared and used. It offers licenses that allow others to use works for certain purposes like giving credit, but is not meant to replace copyright. Creative Commons aims to complement copyright by giving permission in advance for some uses instead of requiring users to ask permission each time. This sharing of works can fuel further creativity and benefit both creators and users of content.
Every day thousands of animals are born in the US and end up in shelters. Web 2.0 technologies like wikis, Wikipedia, and blogs help broadcast information about animal shelters and encourage more people to adopt pets from shelters rather than buying from breeders. These technologies provide information about local shelters, rescue groups, and personal stories that promote adoption and help more shelter animals find homes.
Google Earth is a virtual globe program that allows users to take virtual tours around the world using satellite imagery and aerial photography. It can be used to plan trips by searching for destinations and getting instant directions. Google Earth also opens up multimedia content from various sources and allows users to placemark locations they visit and share their travels with friends by adding personal notes and photos.