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The United Nations was founded to promote peace, security, and international cooperation, but critics argue that it has become an inefficient bureaucracy that often works against U.S. interests. In particular, UN agencies and organizations – in which each UN Member State can choose whether or not to participate – have sometimes taken positions in conflict with what some U.S. policy makers regard as important principles and priorities. The Trump Administration recently announced that the United States will no longer participate in the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC), will end all financial support for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and may withdraw from the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).Supporters, on the other hand, contend that the U.N. and its affiliated organizations remain a vital forum for diplomacy and that the United States should lead efforts to reform them rather than abandon them.Should the United States push for structural changes within the U.N. and its affiliated entities, or would withdrawal better serve American sovereignty and foreign policy goals? What are the legal and geopolitical implications of either path? Join the Federalist Society for a discussion with experts on international law, foreign policy, and constitutional governance as we explore whether the United States should help reform or quit the United Nations. Featuring: Hon. Grover Joseph Rees, III, Former General Counsel of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization, Former United States Ambassador to East TimoPeter Yeo, Senior Vice President, UN Foundation; President, Better World CampaignModerator: John McGinnis, George C. Dix Professor in Constitutional Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Globally, 122 million girls are out of school, according to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).  Of those, 2.5 million are banned from education in Afghanistan.Somaya Faruqi, former captain of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team – known as the Afghan Dreamers – and now an Education Cannot Wait Global Champion, gained international recognition for her engineering achievements before being forced to flee her homeland when the Taliban took power in 2021.Ahead of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, she spoke with UN News's Pia Blondel about the stark reality of studying engineering in the United States while many of her peers back home have been forced into marriage and denied an education. 

Tammy Haddad interviews Courtney O'Donnell, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and Sean Patrick Maloney, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), for a deep dive into AI's transformative impact from Paris. O'Donnell shares UNESCO's initiatives in using AI to advance global education, protect cultural heritage, and preserve indigenous languages, emphasizing a human-centered approach. Maloney outlines the OECD's pivotal role in fostering multilateral AI cooperation, promoting inclusivity, and embedding ethical principles into AI frameworks. They address critical topics, including AI's energy demands, healthcare advancements like AI-powered tuberculosis diagnostics in India, and the urgency of global collaboration to ensure equitable access to AI's benefits.

The UN Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) isn't only enhancing the role of geospatial technology for use by agencies across the Organization – it's also helping safeguard the world's precious cultural heritage in the midst of conflict.In a partnership with the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), UNOSAT provides imagery of areas of concern to help protect historic sites and other heritage, by monitoring them and assessing damage following attacks.In an interview with UN News's Nancy Sarkis, UNOSAT's Michelle De Gruchy and Olivier Van Damme, spoke about some of the priceless World Heritage sites that have been at risk, including the ancient Roman ruins in Baalbek, Lebanon.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday inscribed Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional new year, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.12月4日，联合国教科文组织决定将“春节——中国人庆祝传统新年的社会实践”列入人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录。The decision was made during the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, taking place in Paraguay from Dec 2 to 7. The committee recognized the festival for its wide array of rituals and unique cultural elements that engage all of Chinese society.这一决定是在12月2日至7日于巴拉圭举行的联合国教科文组织保护非物质文化遗产政府间委员会第19届常会上做出的。委员会认为，春节具有广泛的仪式和独特的文化元素，吸引了中国全社会的参与。UNESCO highlighted that the Spring Festival, marking the start of the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year, involves various social practices, including prayers for good fortune and family reunions. It also features activities planned by elders and festive public events organized by communities.联合国教科文组织强调，春节标志着中国传统农历新年的开始，涉及祈福纳祥、家庭团聚等各种社会习俗。此外，春节还包括由长辈策划的活动和由社区组织的节日公共活动。According to UNESCO's documentation, the traditional knowledge and customs associated with the Spring Festival are passed down informally within families and communities, as well as formally through the education system. Craftsmanship and artistic skills related to the festival are transmitted through apprenticeships, promoting family values, social cohesion, and peace, while providing a sense of cultural identity.根据联合国教科文组织记录，与春节有关的传统知识和习俗既在家庭和社区内非正式地传承，又通过教育系统正式传承。与春节有关的手工艺和艺术技能通过学徒制传承，增进了家庭观念、社会凝聚力与和平，同时提供了一种文化认同感。The committee also emphasized that the festival embodies the harmony between humans and nature and contributes to sustainable development in areas such as food security and education. It also plays a key role in raising environmental awareness.委员会还强调，春节体现了人与自然和谐共生的价值理念，有助于粮食安全和教育等领域的可持续发展。它在提高环保意识方面也发挥了关键作用。China's vice minister of Culture and Tourism, Rao Quan, who led the Chinese delegation at the UNESCO session, expressed gratitude for the recognition. He stressed that the Spring Festival is China's most important traditional holiday, symbolizing the Chinese people's hopes for a better life, strong ties to family and country, and the values of harmony between humans and nature.率领中国代表团出席联合国教科文组织会议的中国文化和旅游部副部长饶权对这一决定表示感谢。他强调，春节是中国最重要的传统节日，象征着中国人民对美好生活的憧憬、深厚的家国情怀以及人与自然和谐共生的价值理念。Rao further explained that the festival, passed down through generations, has provided lasting spiritual strength to the Chinese people. It has played a significant role in promoting family and social harmony, driving economic development, protecting the environment, and fostering global cultural exchange.饶权进一步解释，世代相传的中国传统节日为中国人民提供了持久的精神力量。它在促进家庭和睦、社会和谐、经济发展、环境保护、全球文化交流等方面发挥着重要作用。He added that the inclusion of the Spring Festival on the UNESCO list will help promote universal values of peace and harmony and highlight the important role of intangible cultural heritage in sustainable development.饶权补充，将春节列入人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录，有助于促进和平与和谐的价值观，并突出非物质文化遗产在可持续发展中的重要作用。With this addition, China now has 44 cultural elements or practices recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.至此，中国共有44个项目列入联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产名录、名册。Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录apprenticeshipn. 学徒期；学徒身份inscribev. 题写；铭记

Before Josef Stalin's death in 1953, the USSR had, at best, an ambivalent relationship with noncommunist international organisations. Although it had helped found the United Nations, it refused to join the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and other major agencies beyond the Security Council and General Assembly, casting them as foreign meddlers. Under new leadership, the USSR joined UNESCO and a slew of international organisations for the first time, including the World Health Organization and the International Labor Organization. As a result, it enabled Soviet diplomats, scholars, teachers, and even some blue-collar workers to participate in global discussions on topics ranging from their professional specialties to worldwide problems. Reds in Blue: UNESCO, World Governance, and the Soviet Internationalist Imagination (Oxford University Press, 2023) by Dr. Louis Porter investigates Soviet relations with one of the most prominent of these organisations, UNESCO, to present a novel way of thinking about the role of the United Nations in the Soviet experience of the Cold War. Drawing on unused archival material from the former USSR and elsewhere, the book examines the forgotten stories of Soviet citizens who contributed to the nuts-and-bolts operations and lesser-known activities of world governance. These unexamined dimensions of everyday participation in the UN's bureaucracy, conferences, publications, and technical assistance show the body's importance for a group of Soviet "one-worlders," who used the UN to imagine and work for a better world amidst the realities of the Cold War. Meanwhile, the Khrushchev and early Brezhnev governments sought to use their participation as a means of spreading Soviet influence within Western-dominated international organisations but discovered that this required risk-taking and a degree of openness for which the Soviet leadership and domestic institutions were often unprepared. Moving beyond debates over the successes and failures of UN diplomatic activities, Reds in Blue offers fresh perspectives on how Soviet citizens became citizens of the world and advocated for opening up Soviet society in ways that transcended Cold War categories without abandoning a sense of loyalty to their homeland. In doing so, it recaptures a space where East and West worked together towards a future without international conflict in the years before détente. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose forthcoming book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Before Josef Stalin's death in 1953, the USSR had, at best, an ambivalent relationship with noncommunist international organisations. Although it had helped found the United Nations, it refused to join the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and other major agencies beyond the Security Council and General Assembly, casting them as foreign meddlers. Under new leadership, the USSR joined UNESCO and a slew of international organisations for the first time, including the World Health Organization and the International Labor Organization. As a result, it enabled Soviet diplomats, scholars, teachers, and even some blue-collar workers to participate in global discussions on topics ranging from their professional specialties to worldwide problems. Reds in Blue: UNESCO, World Governance, and the Soviet Internationalist Imagination (Oxford University Press, 2023) by Dr. Louis Porter investigates Soviet relations with one of the most prominent of these organisations, UNESCO, to present a novel way of thinking about the role of the United Nations in the Soviet experience of the Cold War. Drawing on unused archival material from the former USSR and elsewhere, the book examines the forgotten stories of Soviet citizens who contributed to the nuts-and-bolts operations and lesser-known activities of world governance. These unexamined dimensions of everyday participation in the UN's bureaucracy, conferences, publications, and technical assistance show the body's importance for a group of Soviet "one-worlders," who used the UN to imagine and work for a better world amidst the realities of the Cold War. Meanwhile, the Khrushchev and early Brezhnev governments sought to use their participation as a means of spreading Soviet influence within Western-dominated international organisations but discovered that this required risk-taking and a degree of openness for which the Soviet leadership and domestic institutions were often unprepared. Moving beyond debates over the successes and failures of UN diplomatic activities, Reds in Blue offers fresh perspectives on how Soviet citizens became citizens of the world and advocated for opening up Soviet society in ways that transcended Cold War categories without abandoning a sense of loyalty to their homeland. In doing so, it recaptures a space where East and West worked together towards a future without international conflict in the years before détente. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose forthcoming book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Before Josef Stalin's death in 1953, the USSR had, at best, an ambivalent relationship with noncommunist international organisations. Although it had helped found the United Nations, it refused to join the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and other major agencies beyond the Security Council and General Assembly, casting them as foreign meddlers. Under new leadership, the USSR joined UNESCO and a slew of international organisations for the first time, including the World Health Organization and the International Labor Organization. As a result, it enabled Soviet diplomats, scholars, teachers, and even some blue-collar workers to participate in global discussions on topics ranging from their professional specialties to worldwide problems. Reds in Blue: UNESCO, World Governance, and the Soviet Internationalist Imagination (Oxford University Press, 2023) by Dr. Louis Porter investigates Soviet relations with one of the most prominent of these organisations, UNESCO, to present a novel way of thinking about the role of the United Nations in the Soviet experience of the Cold War. Drawing on unused archival material from the former USSR and elsewhere, the book examines the forgotten stories of Soviet citizens who contributed to the nuts-and-bolts operations and lesser-known activities of world governance. These unexamined dimensions of everyday participation in the UN's bureaucracy, conferences, publications, and technical assistance show the body's importance for a group of Soviet "one-worlders," who used the UN to imagine and work for a better world amidst the realities of the Cold War. Meanwhile, the Khrushchev and early Brezhnev governments sought to use their participation as a means of spreading Soviet influence within Western-dominated international organisations but discovered that this required risk-taking and a degree of openness for which the Soviet leadership and domestic institutions were often unprepared. Moving beyond debates over the successes and failures of UN diplomatic activities, Reds in Blue offers fresh perspectives on how Soviet citizens became citizens of the world and advocated for opening up Soviet society in ways that transcended Cold War categories without abandoning a sense of loyalty to their homeland. In doing so, it recaptures a space where East and West worked together towards a future without international conflict in the years before détente. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose forthcoming book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

Before Josef Stalin's death in 1953, the USSR had, at best, an ambivalent relationship with noncommunist international organisations. Although it had helped found the United Nations, it refused to join the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and other major agencies beyond the Security Council and General Assembly, casting them as foreign meddlers. Under new leadership, the USSR joined UNESCO and a slew of international organisations for the first time, including the World Health Organization and the International Labor Organization. As a result, it enabled Soviet diplomats, scholars, teachers, and even some blue-collar workers to participate in global discussions on topics ranging from their professional specialties to worldwide problems. Reds in Blue: UNESCO, World Governance, and the Soviet Internationalist Imagination (Oxford University Press, 2023) by Dr. Louis Porter investigates Soviet relations with one of the most prominent of these organisations, UNESCO, to present a novel way of thinking about the role of the United Nations in the Soviet experience of the Cold War. Drawing on unused archival material from the former USSR and elsewhere, the book examines the forgotten stories of Soviet citizens who contributed to the nuts-and-bolts operations and lesser-known activities of world governance. These unexamined dimensions of everyday participation in the UN's bureaucracy, conferences, publications, and technical assistance show the body's importance for a group of Soviet "one-worlders," who used the UN to imagine and work for a better world amidst the realities of the Cold War. Meanwhile, the Khrushchev and early Brezhnev governments sought to use their participation as a means of spreading Soviet influence within Western-dominated international organisations but discovered that this required risk-taking and a degree of openness for which the Soviet leadership and domestic institutions were often unprepared. Moving beyond debates over the successes and failures of UN diplomatic activities, Reds in Blue offers fresh perspectives on how Soviet citizens became citizens of the world and advocated for opening up Soviet society in ways that transcended Cold War categories without abandoning a sense of loyalty to their homeland. In doing so, it recaptures a space where East and West worked together towards a future without international conflict in the years before détente. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose forthcoming book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/russian-studies

Before Josef Stalin's death in 1953, the USSR had, at best, an ambivalent relationship with noncommunist international organisations. Although it had helped found the United Nations, it refused to join the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and other major agencies beyond the Security Council and General Assembly, casting them as foreign meddlers. Under new leadership, the USSR joined UNESCO and a slew of international organisations for the first time, including the World Health Organization and the International Labor Organization. As a result, it enabled Soviet diplomats, scholars, teachers, and even some blue-collar workers to participate in global discussions on topics ranging from their professional specialties to worldwide problems. Reds in Blue: UNESCO, World Governance, and the Soviet Internationalist Imagination (Oxford University Press, 2023) by Dr. Louis Porter investigates Soviet relations with one of the most prominent of these organisations, UNESCO, to present a novel way of thinking about the role of the United Nations in the Soviet experience of the Cold War. Drawing on unused archival material from the former USSR and elsewhere, the book examines the forgotten stories of Soviet citizens who contributed to the nuts-and-bolts operations and lesser-known activities of world governance. These unexamined dimensions of everyday participation in the UN's bureaucracy, conferences, publications, and technical assistance show the body's importance for a group of Soviet "one-worlders," who used the UN to imagine and work for a better world amidst the realities of the Cold War. Meanwhile, the Khrushchev and early Brezhnev governments sought to use their participation as a means of spreading Soviet influence within Western-dominated international organisations but discovered that this required risk-taking and a degree of openness for which the Soviet leadership and domestic institutions were often unprepared. Moving beyond debates over the successes and failures of UN diplomatic activities, Reds in Blue offers fresh perspectives on how Soviet citizens became citizens of the world and advocated for opening up Soviet society in ways that transcended Cold War categories without abandoning a sense of loyalty to their homeland. In doing so, it recaptures a space where East and West worked together towards a future without international conflict in the years before détente. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose forthcoming book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies

Before Josef Stalin's death in 1953, the USSR had, at best, an ambivalent relationship with noncommunist international organisations. Although it had helped found the United Nations, it refused to join the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and other major agencies beyond the Security Council and General Assembly, casting them as foreign meddlers. Under new leadership, the USSR joined UNESCO and a slew of international organisations for the first time, including the World Health Organization and the International Labor Organization. As a result, it enabled Soviet diplomats, scholars, teachers, and even some blue-collar workers to participate in global discussions on topics ranging from their professional specialties to worldwide problems. Reds in Blue: UNESCO, World Governance, and the Soviet Internationalist Imagination (Oxford University Press, 2023) by Dr. Louis Porter investigates Soviet relations with one of the most prominent of these organisations, UNESCO, to present a novel way of thinking about the role of the United Nations in the Soviet experience of the Cold War. Drawing on unused archival material from the former USSR and elsewhere, the book examines the forgotten stories of Soviet citizens who contributed to the nuts-and-bolts operations and lesser-known activities of world governance. These unexamined dimensions of everyday participation in the UN's bureaucracy, conferences, publications, and technical assistance show the body's importance for a group of Soviet "one-worlders," who used the UN to imagine and work for a better world amidst the realities of the Cold War. Meanwhile, the Khrushchev and early Brezhnev governments sought to use their participation as a means of spreading Soviet influence within Western-dominated international organisations but discovered that this required risk-taking and a degree of openness for which the Soviet leadership and domestic institutions were often unprepared. Moving beyond debates over the successes and failures of UN diplomatic activities, Reds in Blue offers fresh perspectives on how Soviet citizens became citizens of the world and advocated for opening up Soviet society in ways that transcended Cold War categories without abandoning a sense of loyalty to their homeland. In doing so, it recaptures a space where East and West worked together towards a future without international conflict in the years before détente. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose forthcoming book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before Josef Stalin's death in 1953, the USSR had, at best, an ambivalent relationship with noncommunist international organisations. Although it had helped found the United Nations, it refused to join the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and other major agencies beyond the Security Council and General Assembly, casting them as foreign meddlers. Under new leadership, the USSR joined UNESCO and a slew of international organisations for the first time, including the World Health Organization and the International Labor Organization. As a result, it enabled Soviet diplomats, scholars, teachers, and even some blue-collar workers to participate in global discussions on topics ranging from their professional specialties to worldwide problems. Reds in Blue: UNESCO, World Governance, and the Soviet Internationalist Imagination (Oxford University Press, 2023) by Dr. Louis Porter investigates Soviet relations with one of the most prominent of these organisations, UNESCO, to present a novel way of thinking about the role of the United Nations in the Soviet experience of the Cold War. Drawing on unused archival material from the former USSR and elsewhere, the book examines the forgotten stories of Soviet citizens who contributed to the nuts-and-bolts operations and lesser-known activities of world governance. These unexamined dimensions of everyday participation in the UN's bureaucracy, conferences, publications, and technical assistance show the body's importance for a group of Soviet "one-worlders," who used the UN to imagine and work for a better world amidst the realities of the Cold War. Meanwhile, the Khrushchev and early Brezhnev governments sought to use their participation as a means of spreading Soviet influence within Western-dominated international organisations but discovered that this required risk-taking and a degree of openness for which the Soviet leadership and domestic institutions were often unprepared. Moving beyond debates over the successes and failures of UN diplomatic activities, Reds in Blue offers fresh perspectives on how Soviet citizens became citizens of the world and advocated for opening up Soviet society in ways that transcended Cold War categories without abandoning a sense of loyalty to their homeland. In doing so, it recaptures a space where East and West worked together towards a future without international conflict in the years before détente. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose forthcoming book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars.

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; I'm Dr. Bob Lawrence. It's time to Discover, Learn, and Play jazz piano!I am thrilled to welcome back to Jazz Piano Skills, Dr. JB Dyas. Dr. JB Dyas has been a leader in jazz education for the past two decades. Currently, Vice President for Education and Curriculum Development at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, Dyas oversees the Institute's education and outreach programs, including Jazz in America (www.jazzinamerica.org), one of the most significant and wide-reaching jazz education programs in the world. He has presented jazz workshops, teacher-training seminars, and jazz "informances" worldwide with such renowned artists as Ambrose Akinmusire, Don Braden, Bobby Broom, Dave Brubeck, Gerald Clayton, Robin Eubanks, Herbie Hancock, Antonio Hart, Ingrid Jensen, Sean Jones, Delfeayo Marsalis, Christian McBride, Bobby Watson, and Steve Wilson.Prior to his current position at the Hancock Institute, Dyas served as Executive Director of the Brubeck Institute where he implemented its College Fellowship Program, Brubeck Festival, Summer Jazz Colony, and Jazz Outreach Initiative. Before that, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Miami-Dade College – one of the nation's largest and most multi-cultural colleges, and New World School of the Arts – Miami's award-winning performing arts high school.Throughout his career, Dyas has performed across the country, designed and implemented new jazz curricula, directed large and small ensembles, and taught various jazz courses to students at virtually every level of musical development – age seven to seventy, beginner to professional, learning-challenged to prodigy. He has conducted jazz and tune-learning clinics, adjudicated high school and collegiate jazz festivals, and presented numerous jazz seminars throughout the United States and in Australia, Canada, Columbia, Cuba, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Russia, and Turkey. He also teaches Jazz Pedagogy at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, is on the faculty of the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshop, and serves as an adjudicator for the Annual GRAMMY Music Educator Award.Additionally, Dyas has written for DownBeat magazine and other national music publications, presented clinics, and performed at a number of International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) and Jazz Education Network (JEN) Annual Conferences, co-founded the International Sisters in Jazz Collegiate Competition, served on the Smithsonian Institution's Task Force for Jazz Education in America, and contributed the chapter “Defining Jazz Education” to the biography, "David Baker - A Legacy in Music." Dyas recently introduced his “What is Jazz and Why It's Important to the World” lecture for International Jazz Day, for which he annually presents education events in conjunction with the Hancock Institute and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He also has made a series of teacher-training jazz education videos (all available at jbdyas.com), including a national webinar along with Herbie Hancock and US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the importance of jazz education in our public schools.Dr. Dyas received his Master's in Jazz Pedagogy from the University of Miami and Ph.D. in Music Education from Indiana University. He is a recipient of the DownBeat Achievement Award for Jazz Education. A professional bassist, Dyas has performed well over a thousand jazz and commercial dates throughout his career and continues performing in various jazz and commercial music settings.Now, sit back, relax, and welcome back to JazzPianoSkills, Dr. JB Dyas!Support the show

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; I'm Dr. Bob Lawrence. It's time to Discover, Learn, and Play jazz piano!I am thrilled to welcome back to Jazz Piano Skills, Dr. JB Dyas. Dr. JB Dyas has been a leader in jazz education for the past two decades. Currently, Vice President for Education and Curriculum Development at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, Dyas oversees the Institute's education and outreach programs, including Jazz in America (www.jazzinamerica.org), one of the most significant and wide-reaching jazz education programs in the world. He has presented jazz workshops, teacher-training seminars, and jazz "informances" worldwide with such renowned artists as Ambrose Akinmusire, Don Braden, Bobby Broom, Dave Brubeck, Gerald Clayton, Robin Eubanks, Herbie Hancock, Antonio Hart, Ingrid Jensen, Sean Jones, Delfeayo Marsalis, Christian McBride, Bobby Watson, and Steve Wilson.Prior to his current position at the Hancock Institute, Dyas served as Executive Director of the Brubeck Institute where he implemented its College Fellowship Program, Brubeck Festival, Summer Jazz Colony, and Jazz Outreach Initiative. Before that, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Miami-Dade College – one of the nation's largest and most multi-cultural colleges, and New World School of the Arts – Miami's award-winning performing arts high school.Throughout his career, Dyas has performed across the country, designed and implemented new jazz curricula, directed large and small ensembles, and taught various jazz courses to students at virtually every level of musical development – age seven to seventy, beginner to professional, learning-challenged to prodigy. He has conducted jazz and tune-learning clinics, adjudicated high school and collegiate jazz festivals, and presented numerous jazz seminars throughout the United States and in Australia, Canada, Columbia, Cuba, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Russia, and Turkey. He also teaches Jazz Pedagogy at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, is on the faculty of the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshop, and serves as an adjudicator for the Annual GRAMMY Music Educator Award.Additionally, Dyas has written for DownBeat magazine and other national music publications, presented clinics, and performed at a number of International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) and Jazz Education Network (JEN) Annual Conferences, co-founded the International Sisters in Jazz Collegiate Competition, served on the Smithsonian Institution's Task Force for Jazz Education in America, and contributed the chapter “Defining Jazz Education” to the biography, "David Baker - A Legacy in Music." Dyas recently introduced his “What is Jazz and Why It's Important to the World” lecture for International Jazz Day, for which he annually presents education events in conjunction with the Hancock Institute and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He also has made a series of teacher-training jazz education videos (all available at jbdyas.com), including a national webinar along with Herbie Hancock and US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the importance of jazz education in our public schools.Dr. Dyas received his Master's in Jazz Pedagogy from the University of Miami and Ph.D. in Music Education from Indiana University. He is a recipient of the DownBeat Achievement Award for Jazz Education. A professional bassist, Dyas has performed well over a thousand jazz and commercial dates throughout his career and continues performing in various jazz and commercial music settings.Now, sit back, relax, and welcome back to JazzPianoSkills, Dr. JB Dyas!Support the show

February 13 is World Radio Day. It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as a UN International Day. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) says radio remains one of the most dependable and widely utilized forms of media in an era marked by the dizzying speed of technological innovation. Reporter Rita Jlogbe Doue asked some Liberians to share their views about radio.

In the Fall of 2023, a contingent of folk and jazz artists from Frutilla, Chile (fru-tee-ya Chill-ay) came to Kansas City as part of a cultural exchange facilitated by The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and their Creative Cities Network.  The Network was created in 2004 to promote cooperation with and among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development. Almost 300 cities around the world which currently make up this network work together towards a common objective: placing creativity and cultural industries at the heart of their development plans at the local level and cooperating actively at the international level.  To date, Kansas City is the ONLY US City with the UNESCO Creative Cities designation. Martina performing as Medicentuna and Daniela Conejero visited with me at the KKFI studios for a lively conversation  and enchanting on air performance.  Enjoy this unique and captivating episode of the Tasty Brew Music Podcast!

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - The Vatican announced on Thursday that the soaring baldacchino over the main altar of Saint Peter's Basilica designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini 400 years ago will undergo a major restoration. The ambitious restoration and conservation project, expected to be completed just before the start of the Catholic Church's jubilee year in December, will require scaffolding to be set up around the canopy of the basilica's main altar for nearly a year. Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, the archpriest of Saint Peter's Basilica, has assured that papal liturgies will still be able to take place in the basilica amid the restoration work. The 700,000 euro (about $768,000) restoration is being funded by the Knights of Columbus and will be carried out by the Vatican Museums' expert art restorers. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256515/vatican-announces-major-restoration-project-in-st-peter-s-basilica The Dominican Church of Our Lady of the Hour, one of the most emblematic in Mosul, northern Iraq, has been completely restored after the destruction carried out by Islamic State terrorists 10 years ago. The church was rebuilt with the collaboration of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256504/church-destroyed-by-isis-in-iraq-completely-restored-10-years-later In the midst of war and suffering, the Catholic faithful of Holy Family Parish in northern Gaza continue to walk in the light of faith. Eight children received their first holy Communion this past Sunday in the church. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256510/walking-in-faith-eight-children-receive-first-communion-in-northern-gaza The bishops of Ecuador published a statement titled “Violence will not prevail” following recent disturbances that occurred in the country including the takeover of a television station in the city of Guayaquil in the midst of a state of emergency that began on January 8. The bishops encouraged Ecuadorans not to fall “either into the fruitless panic that the game played by the violent [perpetrators] creates by giving credence to any alarmist image shared on social media, nor into the naivete of standing idly by believing that this fight is only for those who govern us.” https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256502/ecuador-gang-violence-will-not-prevail-bishops-say The criminal sexual assault case against former cardinal Theodore McCarrick in Wisconsin has been suspended after a psychologist hired by the court found that McCarrick is not competent to stand trial. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256505/breaking-mccarrick-found-incompetent-to-stand-trial-in-wisconsin-case-suspended Today, the Church celebrates Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, who not only founded a religious congregation, but was also instrumental in establishing the Canadian city of Montreal. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-marguerite-bourgeoys-114

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) says “The period from birth to eight years old is one of remarkable brain development for children.” The organization adds that it represents an important time for their development and education. 联合国教育、科学及文化组织（教科文组织）表示：“从出生到八岁是儿童大脑发育的黄金时期。” 该组织补充说，这对于他们的发展和教育来说是一个重要的时期。 The U.S. National Institutes of Health says that supporting children's early learning can lead to higher test scores and a better chance of staying in school and going to college. Studies even suggest early learning can lead to fewer teen pregnancies, improved mental health, and a longer life. 美国国立卫生研究院表示，支持儿童的早期学习可以带来更高的考试成绩以及更好的留在学校和上大学的机会。 研究甚至表明，早期学习可以减少青少年怀孕、改善心理健康并延长寿命。The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is made up of 38 democracies with market-based economies. The organization aims to build better policies for better lives. 经济合作与发展组织 (OECD) 由 38 个实行市场经济的民主国家组成。 该组织旨在制定更好的政策以改善生活。 In a recent education study, the OECD found that most of its member countries provide care or education for children under 5. In countries, including Belgium, Denmark, France, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Norway, Spain and Britain, at least 95 percent of 3-year-olds are enrolled in an early education program. 在最近的一项教育研究中，经合组织发现，其大多数成员国为 5 岁以下儿童提供保育或教育。在比利时、丹麦、法国、匈牙利、冰岛、以色列、挪威、西班牙和英国等国家，至少 95% 的 3 岁儿童参加了早期教育计划。 However, within OECD countries, there can be a large difference in enrollment. In the United States, for example, 80 percent of 3 to 5-year-olds in the capital city of Washington, D.C. are enrolled in early education programs. That is compared to 46 percent in the western state of North Dakota. 然而，在经合组织国家内部，入学率可能存在很大差异。 例如，在美国首都华盛顿特区，80% 的 3 至 5 岁儿童都参加了早期教育项目。 相比之下，西部北达科他州的这一比例为 46%。 The differences also exist in European countries like Greece, Lithuania, and Switzerland. Places with higher rates of women in the workforce usually have higher rates of enrollment for children under 3. 这种差异也存在于希腊、立陶宛和瑞士等欧洲国家。 女性劳动力比例较高的地方通常 3 岁以下儿童的入学率也较高。During the pandemic, the U.S. government provided an additional $24 billion to help child care programs nationwide. The funding finally ended last October. 疫情期间，美国政府额外提供了 240 亿美元来帮助全国的儿童保育项目。 这笔资金最终于去年十月结束。 The Century Foundation is a research organization in New York City. It estimates that one-third of the programs could close as a result. That affects more than 2.2 million children. The organization says that child care is important for the economy at large since child care permits parents to stay at work. 世纪基金会是纽约市的一个研究组织。 据估计，三分之一的项目可能因此而关闭。 这影响了超过 220 万儿童。 该组织表示，儿童保育对整个经济很重要，因为儿童保育可以让父母继续工作。 Around the world, governments invest little in early childhood education, UNESCO says. About 6.6 percent of education budgets are put toward early education programs, 2 percent in poor countries. That is well below the target of 10 percent by 2030 suggested by the children's organization UNICEF. 联合国教科文组织表示，世界各地政府对幼儿教育的投资很少。 大约 6.6% 的教育预算用于早期教育项目，贫困国家为 2%。 这远低于儿童组织联合国儿童基金会建议的到 2030 年达到 10% 的目标。 In the U.S., parents can choose to put their children at age 5 in kindergarten or a child care program. 在美国，父母可以选择将孩子 5 岁送入幼儿园或托儿所。 Kindergarten enrollment has dropped since the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerned about the virus or wanting to avoid online school, hundreds of thousands of families delayed the start of school for their young children. 自 COVID-19 大流行以来，幼儿园入学人数有所下降。 由于担心病毒或想要避免在线学校，数十万家庭推迟了幼儿的入学时间。The Associated Press found that kindergarten enrollment remained down 5.2 percent in the 2022-2023 school year compared with the 2019-2020 school year. 美联社发现，与 2019-2020 学年相比，2022-2023 学年幼儿园入学率仍下降 5.2%。 Deborah Stipek is a former head of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. She said kindergarten is where children learn to follow directions, learn good behavior, and get used to learning. Stipek said missing that year of school can put kids at a disadvantage. 黛博拉·斯蒂佩克 (Deborah Stipek) 是斯坦福大学教育研究生院前院长。 她说，幼儿园是孩子们学习听从指示、学习良好行为、习惯学习的地方。 斯蒂佩克说，缺课一年会让孩子们处于不利地位。 Last year, Aylah went to a children's program that met mainly outdoors instead of enrolling in kindergarten in the state of California. Aylah now has to adjust to being inside a classroom and learning the right way to hold a pencil. 去年，艾拉没有进入加利福尼亚州的幼儿园，而是参加了一个主要在户外举行的儿童项目。 艾拉现在必须适应在教室里并学习正确的握笔方式。 “It's harder. Way, way harder,” Aylah said of the new way she learned to hold a pencil. “这更难了。 太难了，”艾拉谈到她学会握铅笔的新方法时说道。 Still, her mother Hannah Levy says it was the right decision to skip kindergarten. She wanted Aylah to enjoy being a child. There is plenty of time, she reasoned, for her daughter to develop study skills. 尽管如此，她的母亲汉娜·利维表示，跳过幼儿园是正确的决定。 她希望艾拉享受当孩子的时光。 她认为，她的女儿有充足的时间来培养学习技能。

In 2020, Finland's sauna culture was added to the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Sauna culture is an integral part of the lives of the majority of the Finnish population. Interestingly, the Finnish style of sauna-going has inspired quite a few individuals in Japan to travel to Finland to learn more about sauna as a lifestyle. It seems that there is active interest in investigating foreign bathing habits in Japan. In this episode, Julie Yu-Wen Chen talks to Eetu-Antti Hartikainen, a Finnish research student at Hokkaido University to understand the sauna boom and the localization of sauna culture in Japan. Eetu-Antti also shares his research of how Japanese sauna enthusiasts form some commonly shared values to differentiate themselves from others. However, sauna enthusiasts are very diverse as a group, which is seen in the contrasting opinions and assumptions concerning how sauna space should be utilized for enjoyment. Julie Yu-Wen Chen is Professor of Chinese Studies at the Department of Cultures at the University of Helsinki (Finland). Dr. Chen serves as one of the editors of the Journal of Chinese Political Science (Springer, SSCI). Formerly, she was chair of Nordic Association of China Studies (NACS) and Editor-in-Chief of Asian Ethnicity (Taylor & Francis). You can find her on University of Helsinki Chinese Studies' website, Youtube, and her personal Twitter. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In 2020, Finland's sauna culture was added to the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Sauna culture is an integral part of the lives of the majority of the Finnish population. Interestingly, the Finnish style of sauna-going has inspired quite a few individuals in Japan to travel to Finland to learn more about sauna as a lifestyle. It seems that there is active interest in investigating foreign bathing habits in Japan. In this episode, Julie Yu-Wen Chen talks to Eetu-Antti Hartikainen, a Finnish research student at Hokkaido University to understand the sauna boom and the localization of sauna culture in Japan. Eetu-Antti also shares his research of how Japanese sauna enthusiasts form some commonly shared values to differentiate themselves from others. However, sauna enthusiasts are very diverse as a group, which is seen in the contrasting opinions and assumptions concerning how sauna space should be utilized for enjoyment. Julie Yu-Wen Chen is Professor of Chinese Studies at the Department of Cultures at the University of Helsinki (Finland). Dr. Chen serves as one of the editors of the Journal of Chinese Political Science (Springer, SSCI). Formerly, she was chair of Nordic Association of China Studies (NACS) and Editor-in-Chief of Asian Ethnicity (Taylor & Francis). You can find her on University of Helsinki Chinese Studies' website, Youtube, and her personal Twitter. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

In 2020, Finland's sauna culture was added to the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Sauna culture is an integral part of the lives of the majority of the Finnish population. Interestingly, the Finnish style of sauna-going has inspired quite a few individuals in Japan to travel to Finland to learn more about sauna as a lifestyle. It seems that there is active interest in investigating foreign bathing habits in Japan. In this episode, Julie Yu-Wen Chen talks to Eetu-Antti Hartikainen, a Finnish research student at Hokkaido University to understand the sauna boom and the localization of sauna culture in Japan. Eetu-Antti also shares his research of how Japanese sauna enthusiasts form some commonly shared values to differentiate themselves from others. However, sauna enthusiasts are very diverse as a group, which is seen in the contrasting opinions and assumptions concerning how sauna space should be utilized for enjoyment. Julie Yu-Wen Chen is Professor of Chinese Studies at the Department of Cultures at the University of Helsinki (Finland). Dr. Chen serves as one of the editors of the Journal of Chinese Political Science (Springer, SSCI). Formerly, she was chair of Nordic Association of China Studies (NACS) and Editor-in-Chief of Asian Ethnicity (Taylor & Francis). You can find her on University of Helsinki Chinese Studies' website, Youtube, and her personal Twitter. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia.

In 2020, Finland's sauna culture was added to the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Sauna culture is an integral part of the lives of the majority of the Finnish population. Interestingly, the Finnish style of sauna-going has inspired quite a few individuals in Japan to travel to Finland to learn more about sauna as a lifestyle. It seems that there is active interest in investigating foreign bathing habits in Japan. In this episode, Julie Yu-Wen Chen talks to Eetu-Antti Hartikainen, a Finnish research student at Hokkaido University to understand the sauna boom and the localization of sauna culture in Japan. Eetu-Antti also shares his research of how Japanese sauna enthusiasts form some commonly shared values to differentiate themselves from others. However, sauna enthusiasts are very diverse as a group, which is seen in the contrasting opinions and assumptions concerning how sauna space should be utilized for enjoyment. Julie Yu-Wen Chen is Professor of Chinese Studies at the Department of Cultures at the University of Helsinki (Finland). Dr. Chen serves as one of the editors of the Journal of Chinese Political Science (Springer, SSCI). Formerly, she was chair of Nordic Association of China Studies (NACS) and Editor-in-Chief of Asian Ethnicity (Taylor & Francis). You can find her on University of Helsinki Chinese Studies' website, Youtube, and her personal Twitter. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/japanese-studies

During Rosh Hashanah, (how ironic) the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), once again tried to erase the 4,000 year old Jewish connection to the Land of Israel by declaring the ancient town of Jericho to be a "State of Palestine" world heritage site. On today's Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten says that yet again another UN body has proven it has Jew-hatred in its ranks, trying to destroy a part of our ancient Jewish heritage. Photo Credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jericho_Ruinen_01.JPG

Claire Marie Regan, the 106th president of the Society of Professional Journalists (2022-2023), has more than 30 years of newsroom experience. She is the recently retired managing editor of her hometown paper the Staten Island Advance, New York, USA. The Society of Professional Journalists helps its members in a variety of areas, such as combatting attacks on democracy, promoting freedom of the press, defending against intimidation of journalists, encouraging DEI (Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion), sharpening skill development for journalists, recruiting students from HBCUs and promoting the SPJ Code of Ethics.  The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has been a paladin in defending freedom of the press worldwide. In general, journalism can be strengthened by inculcating the SPJ Code of Ethics and combatting misinformation, disinformation, and lies, which are often disseminated by a variety of faux news outlets. SPJ has an online International Community that focuses on international issues.

Out of concern for China's ever-growing dominance, the Biden Administration reverses Trump's withdrawal to rejoin the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). ✍️Leave Us A Message: StayEducated.org

The Silent Killer| Dr. Patrice Muhammad Healing With Angelica Podcast Guest Dr. Patrice Muhammad Episode: 60 Guest Info: Dr. Patrice Muhammad, is a board-certified Physician Associate and Doctor of Integrative Medicine with 29 years of experience in various fields of medicine, including, but not limited to, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Occupational Medicine, Correctional Medicine, and Hematology/Oncology for which she was appointed the lead abstractor for the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) for the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). She is a certified Medical Examiner for the Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). She also has experience in Disaster Preparedness training and received her certification from the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). She is the owner of Health At Its Best, which provides telehealth consultation to offer natural healing therapies based on the fundamentals of whole food nutrition and healing herbal tonics. This combination serves as a healthy and safe option to the synthetic, toxic, and chemically-based medications and treatments offered by traditional primary care providers. It has been her life's mission to help others acquire true and sustainable healing to one's fullest capacity. Dr. Muhammad's signature statement is, “You are living your best life when your mind and body are balanced and healthy”. Dr. Muhammad works in partnership with Salaam Community Wellness Center, a newly established holistic, alternative medicine wellness center in the Woodlawn area on Chicago's southeast side; where they offer a wide range of services, such as, Primary Care, Integrative Medicine, Mental Health and Case Management, Nutrition therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Acupressure, Reiki, Deep Breathing, Meditation, Yoga, Nutrition Response Testing (NRT), Music and Sound Therapy. Dr. Muhammad is currently the Project Head and Lead Author of a published prostate cancer research project, and is working with an Investigational Review Board (IRB) on Prostate Cancer to conduct further research to develop a definitive criteria for the diagnosis of prostate cancer with the goal of minimizing the tremendous gap that exists in the overdiagnosis and overtreatment of prostate cancer in men of African descent, leading to premature death. You may contact Dr. Muhammad at: www.healthatitsbest.org, (773) 435-9493, or via email: HealthAtItsBest1@gmail.com Health At Its Best Facebook page, BestHealth19 instagram page. More info about The Host, Angelica X Website https://linktr.ee/healwithangelica Heyyyyyyy you? Are you ready to heal? book a 1 hour 1 on 1 consultation call with me that will include a complete guide to start your personal healing journey, my ebook “HEAL YOURSELF” for FREE and so much more. . . LINK BELOW TO BOOK https://calendly.com/healingwithangelica/healingwithangelica_ Including a guide to healing ebook ”Heal Yourself” Ebook ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://payhip.com/b/PK23F Heyyyy! Would you like to advertise your business or product on my podcast and YouTube channel to reach more potential clients/customers? ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Email: healwithangelica@yahoo.com Also remember too. . . Subscribe to podcast: (Available on all podcast streams) https://anchor.fm/healingwithangelica Subscribe to Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCGGovfyBC92zSj1GITVnUIg Support this podcast with a small donation to help sustain future episodes! & If you have generous heart please donate what you can afford, to continue the support of this platform to get the message out to those in need of healing. ❤️‍

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; I'm Dr. Bob Lawrence. It's time to Discover, Learn, and Play jazz piano!I am thrilled to welcome back to JazzPianSkills, Dr. JB Dyas. Dr. JB Dyas has been a leader in jazz education for the past two decades. Currently, Vice President for Education and Curriculum Development at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, Dyas oversees the Institute's education and outreach programs, including Jazz in America (www.jazzinamerica.org), one of the most significant and wide-reaching jazz education programs in the world. He has presented jazz workshops, teacher-training seminars, and jazz "informances" worldwide with such renowned artists as Ambrose Akinmusire, Don Braden, Bobby Broom, Dave Brubeck, Gerald Clayton, Robin Eubanks, Herbie Hancock, Antonio Hart, Ingrid Jensen, Sean Jones, Delfeayo Marsalis, Christian McBride, Bobby Watson, and Steve Wilson.Prior to his current position at the Hancock Institute, Dyas served as Executive Director of the Brubeck Institute where he implemented its College Fellowship Program, Brubeck Festival, Summer Jazz Colony, and Jazz Outreach Initiative. Before that, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Miami-Dade College – one of the nation's largest and most multi-cultural colleges, and New World School of the Arts – Miami's award-winning performing arts high school.Throughout his career, Dyas has performed across the country, designed and implemented new jazz curricula, directed large and small ensembles, and taught various jazz courses to students at virtually every level of musical development – age seven to seventy, beginner to professional, learning-challenged to prodigy. He has conducted jazz and tune-learning clinics, adjudicated high school and collegiate jazz festivals, and presented numerous jazz seminars throughout the United States and in Australia, Canada, Columbia, Cuba, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Russia, and Turkey. He also teaches Jazz Pedagogy at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, is on the faculty of the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshop, and serves as an adjudicator for the Annual GRAMMY Music Educator Award.Additionally, Dyas has written for DownBeat magazine and other national music publications, presented clinics, and performed at a number of International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) and Jazz Education Network (JEN) Annual Conferences, co-founded the International Sisters in Jazz Collegiate Competition, served on the Smithsonian Institution's Task Force for Jazz Education in America, and contributed the chapter “Defining Jazz Education” to the biography, "David Baker - A Legacy in Music." Dyas recently introduced his “What is Jazz and Why It's Important to the World” lecture for International Jazz Day, for which he annually presents education events in conjunction with the Hancock Institute and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He also has made a series of teacher-training jazz education videos (all available at jbdyas.com), including a national webinar along with Herbie Hancock and US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the importance of jazz education in our public schools.Dr. Dyas received his Master's in Jazz Pedagogy from the University of Miami and Ph.D. in Music Education from Indiana University. He is a recipient of the DownBeat Achievement Award for Jazz Education. A professional bassist, Dyas has performed well over a thousand jazz and commercial dates throughout his career and continues performing in various jazz and commercial music settings.Now, sit back, relax, and welcome back to JazzPianoSkills, Dr. JB Dyas!Support the show

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; I'm Dr. Bob Lawrence. It's time to Discover, Learn, and Play jazz piano!I am thrilled to welcome to JazzPianSkills, Dr. JB Dyas. Dr. JB Dyas has been a leader in jazz education for the past two decades. Currently, Vice President for Education and Curriculum Development at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, Dyas oversees the Institute's education and outreach programs, including Jazz in America (www.jazzinamerica.org), one of the most significant and wide-reaching jazz education programs in the world. He has presented jazz workshops, teacher-training seminars, and jazz "informances" worldwide with such renowned artists as Ambrose Akinmusire, Don Braden, Bobby Broom, Dave Brubeck, Gerald Clayton, Robin Eubanks, Herbie Hancock, Antonio Hart, Ingrid Jensen, Sean Jones, Delfeayo Marsalis, Christian McBride, Bobby Watson, and Steve Wilson.Prior to his current position at the Hancock Institute, Dyas served as Executive Director of the Brubeck Institute where he implemented its College Fellowship Program, Brubeck Festival, Summer Jazz Colony, and Jazz Outreach Initiative. Before that, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Miami-Dade College – one of the nation's largest and most multi-cultural colleges, and New World School of the Arts – Miami's award-winning performing arts high school.Throughout his career, Dyas has performed across the country, designed and implemented new jazz curricula, directed large and small ensembles, and taught various jazz courses to students at virtually every level of musical development – age seven to seventy, beginner to professional, learning-challenged to prodigy. He has conducted jazz and tune-learning clinics, adjudicated high school and collegiate jazz festivals, and presented numerous jazz seminars throughout the United States and in Australia, Canada, Columbia, Cuba, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Russia, and Turkey. He also teaches Jazz Pedagogy at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, is on the faculty of the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshop, and serves as an adjudicator for the Annual GRAMMY Music Educator Award.Additionally, Dyas has written for DownBeat magazine and other national music publications, presented clinics, and performed at a number of International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) and Jazz Education Network (JEN) Annual Conferences, co-founded the International Sisters in Jazz Collegiate Competition, served on the Smithsonian Institution's Task Force for Jazz Education in America, and contributed the chapter “Defining Jazz Education” to the biography, "David Baker - A Legacy in Music." Dyas recently introduced his “What is Jazz and Why It's Important to the World” lecture for International Jazz Day, for which he annually presents education events in conjunction with the Hancock Institute and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He also has made a series of teacher-training jazz education videos (all available at jbdyas.com), including a national webinar along with Herbie Hancock and US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the importance of jazz education in our public schools.Dr. Dyas received his Master's in Jazz Pedagogy from the University of Miami and Ph.D. in Music Education from Indiana University. He is a recipient of the DownBeat Achievement Award for Jazz Education. A professional bassist, Dyas has performed well over a thousand jazz and commercial dates throughout his career and continues performing in various jazz and commercial music settings.Now, sit back, relax, and welcome to JazzPianoSkills, Dr. JB Dyas!Support the show

Children are under attack on many fronts, being indoctrinated sometimes in subtle ways, yet at other times, the efforts are more overt. This takes place through broadcast media, social media, the educational system, libraries, and even in the public square.--In Matthew 18-6, Jesus gave a stern warning about the corruption of children. In spite of that, there remain those who pursue children with a clandestine agenda. One such organization that's part of this is the United Nations. --Returning to Crosstalk to provide proof was Alex Newman. Alex is an award-winning international freelance journalist, author, researcher, educator and consultant. He's senior editor for The New American. He is author of Crimes of the Educators and Deep State- The Invisible Government Behind the Scenes. He is founder of Liberty Sentinel--According to Alex, the U.N. has had an agenda to seize control over education from the time they set up the U.N. Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization -UNESCO- in the aftermath of WWII. Julian Huxley was the first person to lead this organization. He was also the head of the British Humanist Association as well as the Eugenics Society.--Along with UNESCO came the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is a document that is still in effect. It states that children must go to school and that all education, -...shall further the activities of the United Nations.---Moving forward a few decades we see the establishment of the U.N. World Core Curriculum. In the forward for the teacher's manual, the writer acknowledges that the principles on which his curriculum is based come from Alice Bailey and a Tibetan teacher Djwahal Khul.

Children are under attack on many fronts, being indoctrinated sometimes in subtle ways, yet at other times, the efforts are more overt. This takes place through broadcast media, social media, the educational system, libraries, and even in the public square.--In Matthew 18-6, Jesus gave a stern warning about the corruption of children. In spite of that, there remain those who pursue children with a clandestine agenda. One such organization that's part of this is the United Nations. --Returning to Crosstalk to provide proof was Alex Newman. Alex is an award-winning international freelance journalist, author, researcher, educator and consultant. He's senior editor for The New American. He is author of Crimes of the Educators and Deep State- The Invisible Government Behind the Scenes. He is founder of Liberty Sentinel--According to Alex, the U.N. has had an agenda to seize control over education from the time they set up the U.N. Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization -UNESCO- in the aftermath of WWII. Julian Huxley was the first person to lead this organization. He was also the head of the British Humanist Association as well as the Eugenics Society.--Along with UNESCO came the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is a document that is still in effect. It states that children must go to school and that all education, -...shall further the activities of the United Nations.---Moving forward a few decades we see the establishment of the U.N. World Core Curriculum. In the forward for the teacher's manual, the writer acknowledges that the principles on which his curriculum is based come from Alice Bailey and a Tibetan teacher Djwahal Khul.

Children are under attack on many fronts, being indoctrinated sometimes in subtle ways, yet at other times, the efforts are more overt. This takes place through broadcast media, social media, the educational system, libraries, and even in the public square.--In Matthew 18-6, Jesus gave a stern warning about the corruption of children. In spite of that, there remain those who pursue children with a clandestine agenda. One such organization that's part of this is the United Nations. --Returning to Crosstalk to provide proof was Alex Newman. Alex is an award-winning international freelance journalist, author, researcher, educator and consultant. He's senior editor for The New American. He is author of Crimes of the Educators and Deep State- The Invisible Government Behind the Scenes. He is founder of Liberty Sentinel--According to Alex, the U.N. has had an agenda to seize control over education from the time they set up the U.N. Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization -UNESCO- in the aftermath of WWII. Julian Huxley was the first person to lead this organization. He was also the head of the British Humanist Association as well as the Eugenics Society.--Along with UNESCO came the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is a document that is still in effect. It states that children must go to school and that all education, -...shall further the activities of the United Nations.---Moving forward a few decades we see the establishment of the U.N. World Core Curriculum. In the forward for the teacher's manual, the writer acknowledges that the principles on which his curriculum is based come from Alice Bailey and a Tibetan teacher Djwahal Khul.

KILAS KABAR NUSANTARA. Sejumlah peristiwa penting yang telah kami rangkum pada hari Kamis, 23 Februari 2023. MAKASSAR (00:19) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) tahun ini kembali menggelar forum International Mother Language Day (IMLD) di Paris, Prancis. MALANG (01:02) Malang City Tour akan di operasikan kembali pada hari kamis, 23 Februari 2023. MANADO (01:44) Satuan Polisi Pamong Praja Kota Manado Melakukan Penertiban Bangunan Tak Berizin Di Pesisir Pantai Malalayang. Kontributor: Smart FM Makassar - Deddy Detars ll Reporter: Dian Mega Safitri Kalimaya Bhaskara Malang - Ronaldo Smart FM Manado - Edwin Saran dan kolaborasi: podcast@kgmedia.id

On Daybreak Africa: Malawi dropped a criminal case against the southern African nation's Anti-Corruption chief Martha Chizuma on Sunday. Plus, The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Monday said radio is still a popular medium of broadcasting worldwide, due to its accessibility and resourcefulness. For this and more, stay tuned to Daybreak Africa !

Silent Night. It's been sung by some of the greatest and most classic recording artists. It's been featured in the film, "The Sound of Music". It was famously sung by American President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill. The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization - UNESCO - declared the song an item of intangible world heritage for its role in fostering and sustaining cultural diversity. But do you know the origins of Silent Night? Listen to this episode of Before, Behind and Between for a peak into some interesting history about one of the world's most enduring poetic and musical compositions. * "Silent Night" is public domain material. This podcast episode is not monetized, and uses portions of "Silent Night" for educational and information purposes only. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/steven-christianson/message

Ponder this question: How many children have no quality education internationally? The total includes 59 million children of primary school age, 62 million of lower secondary school age and 138 million of upper secondary age, according to the Statistical office of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO.) Henry Yampolsky is a best-selling author, mediator, educator, and multi-time TEDx Speaker. Henry serves as the Assistant Director for Education, Outreach, and Conflict Resolution at Virginia Tech's Office for Equity and Accessibility and teaches conflict resolution, mediation, and peace building as part of Virginia Tech's Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention. Henry has worked with hundreds of complex conflicts and has taught and lectured around the world including at Columbia University School of Law, the New York Peace Institute, Bellevue Mediation in Zurich, Switzerland, the International Gandhi Center and Museum in New Delhi, Bharathiar University in Coimbatore, India and at the Sattva Summit in Rishikesh, India. Henry's best-selling and critically acclaimed book, Dis-Solving Conflict from Within: an Inner Path for Conflict Transformation introduced a mindfulness-based paradigm for responding to conflict with strength, clarity, and compassion instead of reacting with fear, avoidance, or aggression. Henry's two TEDx talks have garnered thousands of views. Henry's first TEDx talk described his motorcycle journey across the Himalayas and what it taught him about conflict, connection, and dialogue. In his second TEDx talk, Henry talked about radical compassion as the goal of conflict resolution. Prior to embarking on a career in peacebuilding, Henry was an award-winning trial lawyer in Philadelphia. He has earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Temple University and a BS in International Studies from the University of Scranton. Henry is also a master-level instructor of Sattva Yoga, trained at the birthplace of Yoga, in Rishikesh, India. Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, Henry resides in Virginia. He joined me this week, to tell me more. For more information: https://www.livingpeaceinstitute.com/ LinkedIn: @HenryYampolsky,J.D.

Today is World Teachers' Day — a global event launched by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1994. My guest is a forward-thinking teacher that spends a great deal of time preparing the next generation for the challenges of the new world and inspiring them to reach farther. Dr. Mark Wagner's focus is disrupting traditional education modules. He is dedicated to inspiring students to enter STEAM fields and rethink our world using space as a foundation. He wants to take education into the next era and off planet. We talk about his new book, Space Education: Preparing Students for Humanity's Multi-planet future, his new educational program – Ares Learning, and his efforts to inspire young women with SpacePrize. Podcast link on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Rrybn9vZVtM ABOUT Dr. MARK WAGNER Author and educator Space Prize Foundation: https://spaceprize.org Speaker Series: https://spaceprize.org/speakers Curriculum: https://spaceprize.org/education   ARES Learning: https://areslearning.com Space Education Events: http://spaceeducation.events  Space Education book: https://www.amazon.com/Space-Education-Preparing-Humanitys-Multi-Planet-ebook/dp/B0B8328WWL/  Social/contact info: Twitter - @markwagner LinkedIn - @markdouglaswagner Facebook - @ markdouglaswagner Instagram – @markwagner Mentions: Space Perspective - https://spaceperspective.com Gays In Space CK12 - ck12.org/ Female Quotient - www.thefemalequotient.com Overview Effect by Frank White – FrankWhiteAuthor.com Overview Roundtable Challenger Center Manhattan - https://www.challenger.org There are Challenger Centers all across the U.S. Look for one in your area. Virgin Galactic – Galactic Unite - www.galacticunite.com Blue Origin – Club for the future - www.clubforfuture.org SpaceX education program - www.astranova.org ABOUT IZZY Izzy's website - CLICK HERE Author of Space Marketing: Competing in the new commercial space industry on Amazon and Audible - CLICK HERE Podcast host for Space Marketing Podcast - CLICK HERE Organizer for Space for Kentucky Roundtable - CLICK HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Education is a basic human right and the foundation for peace and sustainable development according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).  UNSECO recently released the Futures of Education report: "Reimagining our futures together: a new social contract for education." Noah Sobe, PhD, worked on the creation of the report for more than two years as Senior Project Officer for UNESCO's Futures of Education Initiative. In this episode,  Sobe explains what is in the report and how education must be reformed to create the futures we all want.

Global Youth Ambassadors Adina Nivukoski of Finland, and Petr Franc of the Czech Republic, report live from the United Nations Transforming Education Summit. The summit was a lively convening of international stakeholders who held a collective mission to revamp education and increase awareness of UN SDG 14.  During their chat, Adina and Petr recount various dialogues from the convening and provide suggestions on the next steps forward.Adina Nivukoski is a 22-year old Finnish education and equality advocate and a former United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) youth delegate for Finland. Petr Franc is a 20-year old Czech student unionist and an advocate for quality education that is accessible to all.Full episode transcript: https://bit.ly/3R0lTNiTo learn more about the summit, visit: https://www.un.org/en/transforming-education-summit

The United Nations' escalating assault on free speech and freedom of expression is escalating to the point that now the controversial global organization is targeting school children, warns The New American magazine's Alex Newman in this episode of Behind The Deep State. The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced a new initiative this ... The post UN War on “Conspiracy Theories” Targets Children appeared first on The New American.

Katrina vanden Heuvel, the publisher, part-owner, and former editor of the magazine The Nation is a political commentator on various TV programs, a guest columnist for the Washington Post and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She emphasizes how President Franklin Delano Roosevelt helped found the UN out of the ashes of World War 2 and proffered the Four Freedoms (Freedoms of Speech and Worship and Freedoms from Want and Fear), which are arguably under siege by the former president, Donald Trump. Similar autocratic, anti-democratic insurgents are operating in Hungary, the Philippines, Brazil, Russia and several other countries. She highlights the major differences between the Trump (Unilateralist) and Biden (Multilateralist) foreign policies: it is in America's interest to actively participate in UN agencies, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the Human Rights Council, as well as NATO and the EU. Although it was a strategic blunder by Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iranian Nuclear Deal, which actually was successful in blocking Iranian ambitions to develop a nuclear weapon, the Biden Administration has a responsibility to move more aggressively in reactivating the agreement. Other areas of importance are to maintain a strong military defense, reduce the bloated Defense Department budget and the disproportionate influence of the Military-Industrial Complex, provide assistance to veterans and develop more effective lines of communication and dialogue with adversaries such as China and Russia.

“Ocean literacy” is defined as how you understand the ocean influences you, and how you in turn, influence what happens to the ocean, however small your impact might be in helping the seas survive for future generations. Empowering people to become more responsible and protect ocean resources, is the way that the UN Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) believes we can all unlock innovative ocean science solutions. Francesca Santoro is in charge of ocean literacy at UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), based in Venice. Ms. Santoro explained to UN News's Ana Carmo, what ocean literacy entails, and how the involvement of younger generations is crucial to help restore the ocean.

“Ocean literacy” is defined as how you understand the ocean influences you, and how you in turn, influence what happens to the ocean, however small your impact might be in helping the seas survive for future generations. Empowering people to become more responsible and protect ocean resources, is the way that the UN Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) believes we can all unlock innovative ocean science solutions. Francesca Santoro is in charge of ocean literacy at UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), based in Venice. Ms. Santoro explained to UN News's Ana Carmo, what ocean literacy entails, and how the involvement of younger generations is crucial to help restore the ocean.

Celebrate the 50th birthday of the Tanchaz movement by enjoying some of the best moments of Tanchaz Talk Interviews episodes together with never-before released Hungarian folk music. This episode replays some of the more memorable, inspirational, and insightful Tanchaz Talk Interviews clips with: - Steve Kotansky - Kalman Dreisziger - Peter Levai - Lili Fundak-Kaszai - Walt Mahovlich - Levente Szekely - Lajos “Lecso” Miklos - Colleen Bertsch - Levente Fazakas - Zsigmond "Zsigi" Vucic - Soma Salamon - Mark Marczyk - Zina Bozzay - Sylvie Paquette-Fritsch - Raif Hyseni - Peter Arendas Released on June 12, 2022. Tanchaz Talk is the world's only English-language show focusing primarily on Hungarian folk music. The show combines a mix of music and stories from host Kalman Magyar Jr. (Öcsi), one of North America's leading Hungarian folk musicians and author of the bestselling self-help memoir Put Your Pants On and Get to Work - Ten Principles for Zestful Living. “Tanchaz Talk Interviews” episodes feature long-form interviews with a wide range of guests. Episodes of “Tanchaz Talk Interviews” are also available in audio podcast form on all popular podcast platforms, including Apple, Google, and Spotify (please subscribe). Kalman Magyar has been an instrumental personality in the Tanchaz movement since the 1980's, first with the band Eletfa in New York, and now with Gyanta in Toronto. In Hungarian, “Táncház” literally means “dance house,” and is the focal point of the Hungarian roots revival movement. The Táncház movement has been inscribed in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s Register of Good Safeguarding Practices, as “a Hungarian model for the transmission of intangible cultural heritage.” Visit www.tanchaz.com for more information and downloadable audio episodes. TIMESTAMPS of appearances: Steve Kotansky (05:00) Kalman Dreisziger (08:42) Peter Levai (16:18) Lili Fundak-Kaszai (29:16) Walt Mahovlich (33:04) Levente Szekely (40:36) Lajos “Lecso” Miklos (47:57) Colleen Bertsch (54:33) Levente Fazakas (59:00) Zsigmond "Zsigi" Vucic (1:03:17) Soma Salamon (01:10:20) Mark Marczyk (01:15:11) Zina Bozzay (01:23:21) Sylvie Paquette-Fritsch (01:28:59) Raif Hyseni (01:35:19) Peter Arendas (01:40:06)

Nadir Pop and Peter Pop both enjoy reading books a lot and have spoken to multiple authors on the podcast over the past couple years. This Saturday, the 23rd is World Book and copyright day Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing, and copyright. Interesting trivia, the day is also the anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. Last year, the Pop duo recommended a few books, this year they did an entire episode on books. Here are their recommendations for this year. Gender Swapped Fairy Tales by Karrie Fransman & Jonathan Plakett Gullu by Menstrupedia Humankind by Rutger Bregman Skill it, Kill It by Ronnie Screwala Have you met the Parsis by Anastasia Damani When Adil Speaks, Words Dance by Lavanya Karthik Get in touch with the Pop duo on popsinapod@gmail.com Follow Pops In A Pod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/popsinapod/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/popsinapod Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PopsinaPod Nadir currently is the Director of Growth at an integrated marketing agency. Prior to this Nadir spent a decade in TV and digital video production – producing, directing, developing content and writing. www.linkedin.com/in/nadir-kanthawala-47249814/ Peter is a podcaster producer. He has a decade experience in marketing working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi

Chuck Champlin has been a writer and journalist, a corporate communications executive at the Walt Disney Company, a bicycle inventor, a rock drummer, and a member of Toastmasters clubs (public speaking) and Optimist clubs (bringing out the best in kids). In his work, Champlin promotes the hopeful idea that every human being has creative contributions to make that will increase peace and understanding in the world. At Disney, he supported the success of the Children's Summit at Disneyland Paris in the 1990's, working with Disney offices worldwide and with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Champlin also authored the non-fiction book, Think Like a Molecule, celebrating the wonderful fact that matter in the universe has seemingly, all on its own, given rise to thinking minds that can now intentionally create new possibilities for a better future. Book copies are on display and available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Book Depository and other online resellers

更多通勤學英語Podcast單元: 每日英語跟讀Podcast，就在http://www.15mins.today/daily-shadowing 精選詞彙 VOCAB Podcast，就在https://www.15mins.today/vocab 語音直播 15mins Live Podcast, 就在https://www.15mins.today/15mins-live-podcast 文法練習 In-TENSE Podcast，就在https://www.15mins.today/in-tense 歡迎到官網用email訂閱我們節目更新通知。   老師互動信箱: ask15mins@gmail.com 商業合作洽詢: 15minstoday@gmail.com 每日英語跟讀 Ep.K290: Traditional paper-cutting brings modern twist to keep trade alive   中國的傳統藝術流傳千年聞名天下，其中的「剪紙」也是一門學問。這門傳統藝術主要在華人地區流行，在中國農村地區更是普遍。 China is known for its long history of traditional art forms, including the art of paper-cutting. The traditional art can be found mainly in Mandarin-speaking regions around the world, especially in the rural areas of China. 在2009年，剪紙藝術被列為聯合國教科文組織（UNESCO）的年度人類非物質文化遺產（Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity）。 Paper-cutting was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). 然而， 剪紙終究還是難逃被淘汰的命運，因為有越來越多中國年輕人選擇從事其他行業，或進行剪紙以外的娛樂活動。 However, it is a dying craft as most young Chinese are choosing other forms of profession and entertainment over paper-cutting. 為阻止這場悲劇的發生，剪紙大師塗永紅將一生投入於剪紙創作工作，還於2003年創立了「西安鼎藝剪紙社」鼓勵民眾加入其中。 To prevent that from happening, paper-cutting master Tu Yonghong (塗永紅) has devoted her life to the creation of paper-cuttings and even founded the Xi An Ding Yi Paper-cutting Society (西安鼎藝剪紙社) in 2003 to encourage the public to take up the art. 塗永紅表示：「不是說我們的孩子們不喜歡剪紙，是因為他們沒有剪紙的機會。」 “I think we cannot blame children now for not showing interest in paper cutting,” Tu said, adding that children “don't really get many opportunities to learn more.” 為了不讓剪紙藝術永遠走入歷史，「西安鼎藝剪紙社」也在積極地收集作品，並整理研究傳統紋樣以建立檔案。 The group is also actively collecting paper cuttings and researching traditional paper-cutting designs with the aim of building a database for future reference so that the art does not get lost in history. 談到「剪紙」就一定會聯想到精緻的圖騰設計和靈巧的雙手，畢竟從前的剪紙手藝都是由母親傳授給女兒，縱觀歷史。 Renowned for its intricate designs and techniques, paper-cutting is traditionally associated with femininity, with many Chinese girls learning the craft from their mothers in the past. 塗永紅坦言，如果圖騰剪得精緻，就說明這戶人家的女主人和姑娘都心靈手巧，因為剪紙需要同時動腦又動手。 The ability to produce good paper-cuttings used to be an indication of the brilliance of the matriarch or the females in the household, as paper-cutting requires deft hands and a sharp mind, Tu shared. 「在別的工作中，她們也會有些啟發。」塗永紅解釋道。 “It showed their capabilities to do other things well too,” she quipped. 但是隨著時光流逝，剪紙不再只用於裝飾或只出現在窗戶上了。 However, gone are the days when paper cuttings were found only on windows or used solely for decorative purposes. 現在的剪紙還能當服裝飾品戴在身上，塗永紅表示，自己身上配戴的耳環就是剪紙做出來的。 Nowadays, they can also be used as accessories, like the earrings Tu created with her paper-cutting. 如今剪紙的用途日益多元化，說不定還會吸引更多年輕人學習，對剪紙這一行來說是大好消息。 The increasing uses of paper-cuttings in modern times may attract more to take up the craft, which certainly spells hope for the dying trade. 現在疫情尚未結束，人們還需待在家裡，不妨趁現在拿起剪刀，自己動手剪剪看。 With the pandemic still raging, now might be a good time to stay home, pick up a pair of scissors, and try your hand at paper-cutting. Source article: https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210720-2658637

Matsyanyaaya: The US-Australia Quantum Tech Agreement — Arjun GargeyasThe Quantum race has just heated up. November saw an official agreement between the United States and Australia on quantum technology cooperation. An official statement underlined the importance of science and technology in the information age along with the need for collaborative and transnational efforts in the pursuit of scientific discovery and societal benefit. The statement also described quantum technology, as being a critical and emerging technology that could enable the development of faster computers, secure communication networks, and more accurate sensors. This new agreement comes at a time when the global quantum ecosystem is developing across the globe with increased participation from different states. This includes the realisation of the field’s benefits with the hope of new quantum-enabled economies coming up. What does the Agreement Entail?The agreement goes into the prospects of new theoretical and practical applications of quantum technology along with the translation of credible research in the field into potential applications that would be of mutual benefit to both countries. It also emphasizes the need for joint research and development along with critical technology transfers between the two countries. There is also a focus in the agreement on building a quantum technology market with the help of the private sector and other industry bodies. The agreement is also a step towards diversifying supply chains in this field. The agreement delves into the need for improvement in the field of quantum education in both countries. Cross border education in the field can help in fast-tracking significant research in the field and can build a competent workforce for the future. The exchange of skills and development can help in the protection of intellectual property along with building safe and secure research environments. Finally, the sharp focus on quantum technology can help the two states collaborate in developing and setting technical standards that foster interoperability, innovation and transparency. Other than the objectives of the agreement, there was also a mutual decision taken between the two governments in holding the Quantum Policy Dialogue that would involve senior government officials, who are experts in quantum technologies, meeting regularly to flesh out the subsequent agendas for the cooperation agreement. This would eventually help in the identification of practical initiatives that can be taken forward by both governments. With China pursuing quantum technology, this agreement looks to be a joint effort between two technologically advanced states to counter their common adversary. The applications of quantum technology are broadening with strategic angles to the technology driving forward this focus. There is still a long way to go before computing power or stable communication networks using quantum technologies can be deployed on a large scale. But the race to achieve what is commonly known as ‘Quantum Supremacy’ has definitely begun. It is something worth watching out for. CyberPolitik #1: Can Digital Communication Networks have benefits?— Prateek WaghreThis entry is adapted from one of the sections of a forthcoming discussion document by Prateek Waghre and Sapni GK on the opportunities and benefits associated with Digital Communication Networks.Back in July, we had published a paper categorising the various kinds of harms attributed to Digital Communication Networks as potential market failures, social problems and cognitive biases. I’m including some screenshots from the tables just to give you a sense of it - for the complete tables, do look at the original document.In the course of writing that paper and a bunch of discussions during and after it on whether benefits are self-evident or not - we also realised that much of the analysis around the benefits/opportunities hadn’t really evolved much since the early/mid-2010s. Maybe we were just looking at the wrong sources… but what we found were either variations of the ‘Democratising Force’/Arab Spring angles or very specific and narrow use-cases.So we signed off saying:In subsequent work, we plan to identify the benefits that DCNs enable, assess overlaps and contradictions between proposed/enacted DCN governance measures, and explore the role of global internet governance mechanisms with the aim to define appropriate frameworks to govern DCNs.This was back in July, mind you, long before the Facebook Files/Papers/Documents sent our heads spinning. Nevertheless, as Dean Eckles points out in his testimony to the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (on Pages 1 and 5); or as Rebekah Tromble said in this episode of the TechPolicy.Press podcast; or as Rebeca Mackinnon noted in this episode 2 of the Internet of Humans podcast - we don’t have a grasp on the benefits.So, in a forthcoming paper, we try to list out potential opportunities and benefits in the context of markets and societies. In this section, I’ll write a bit about how we approached their role in imparting social benefits.One of the things we did in the harms paper was to define the concept of Digital Communication Networks (DCNs). DCNs as composite entities consisting of:Capability: Internet-based products/services that enable instantaneous low-cost or free communication across geographic, social, and cultural boundaries. This communication may be private (1:1), limited (1:n, e.g. messaging groups), or broad (Twitter feeds, Facebook pages, YouTube videos, live streaming), and so on.Operator(s): Firms/groups that design/operate these products and services.Networks: The entities/groups/individuals that adopt/use these products and services, and their interactions with each other.And while the term may not ever catch on, its usage was deliberate.The purpose of introducing a new frame is to encourage the study of DCNs from the perspective of their effects on societies as a whole rather than a specific focus on a specific set of firms, technologies, sharing mechanisms, user dynamics, and so on.  In the context of societies, we tried to focus on the role of capabilities and networks, and not the firms themselves - though, it isn’t possible to always ignore them.First, we had to try and visualise what societies look like. When attempting something like this, there will always be layers of abstraction - and no model (no matter how good) can perfectly capture systems as complex as modern societies. Nevertheless, we found that the model that Christian Fuchs and Daniel Trottier propose in Social Media, Politics and the State could be a useful one. Some key points from it:It contains the following subsystems: overlapping state and economic spheres, a cultural sphere, and a civil sphere that mediates the cultural and overlapping state and economic spheres.The civil sphere is composed of socio-political, socio-economic, and socio-cultural movements.These movements are struggles for different ends by various social roles within the subsystems.The Movements are:Socio-political: For the “recognition of collective identities via demands on the state.”Socio-economic: For the “production and distribution of material resources created and distributed in the economic system.”Socio-cultural: Have “shared interests and practices relat[ed]  to ways of organising one’s private life.”The Roles:Trottier and Fuchs use the tripleC framework to explain that DCNs allow actors to perform tasks of creation (cognition), share them with others who can respond (communication), and modify them (cooperation) in an integrated manner, and that they can all occur in the same social space (capability built by DCN operators).Then, building on this model, we identify five types of actions that DCNs enable. Note that these are not mutually exclusive. And, in most cases, they overlap. We had to use a non-exhaustive set of examples in the paper to show where DCNs played a role in minimising harms or enabling benefits through a combination of one or more of these actions, since many of these effects could not be quantified.Information Production/Consumption: Low entry costs and capabilities for users to generate and share content enable participation in DCN Networks at scale. Under this action, we refer narrowly to the ability to transmit information or receive information.Interaction: Interaction involves receiving and then responding to information. This can manifest itself in various ways. It can mean mutual communication between two or more actors belonging to any of the societal subsystems. This communication can also be directed at a completely different set of actors and may or may not include the original set of actors. Responses need not be limited to communication / sharing on DCN networks but can also include actions taken off them such as physical actions, internalising information, or any of the five kinds of actions identified in this section.Identity Formation/Expression: Identity formation and expression are complex processes. User profile-centric DCN services provide a natural home for the performance of identity, which itself can lead to the accumulation of social capital. Identities also evolve as actors across the subsystems consume information, interact with information and other actors across DCN networks. These identities (individual or collective) may then be further expressed using DCN capabilities and features.Organisation: A combination of DCN capabilities and networks reduces barriers for groups of people to cooperate and act towards achieving common or similar goals. They can also aid the scaling phase of self-organising or spontaneous movements. It should be noted that the mere existence of DCN capabilities and networks is not sufficient. The networks also need to include motivated actors with incentives to do so.Financial Transactions: In this context, we refer to transactions where DCNs play a connective role, and not where the DCN operators are themselves a party to the financial transaction (ad revenue sharing, creator pay-outs, create their own tokens, news partnerships, funds for research and civil society organisations, and so on).We don’t have a link yet but we’ll include one in the edition right after the document is published.In the meanwhile, if you want to talk to me about it / see a draft - you can reach out via Twitter DMs (@prateekwaghre) or email me ( AT takshashila.org.inIf you like the content of this newsletter consider signing up for our Post-Graduate Programme in Public Policy (PGP). The course is targeted at dynamic individuals who wish to enter the growing professional sphere of policy, public affairs, governance and leadership, while pursuing their current occupations. The PGP equips participants with a core set of skills in policy evaluation, economic reasoning, effective communication and public persuasion.Siliconpolitik: India’s Semiconductor Strategy Needs to Focus on Five Areas— Pranay Kotasthane & Arjun Gargeyas(An edited version of this article first appeared in Hindustan Times on 2nd December 2021)With a short-term approach of securing a deal to establish a manufacturing facility in the country, the conversation currently solely rests on the path of India’s foray into semiconductor manufacturing. Setting up one fab manufacturing facility won’t significantly reduce India’s strategic vulnerability in the domain. There is a clear need for a shift in the government approach and a change in mindset at the highest decision-making level to improve India’s position in the entire semiconductor ecosystem. Looking at the experiences of other leading countries in the domain, the time taken to build robust domestic semiconductor industries remains a marathon process. A similar strategy needs to be envisioned for India right now. First, India needs one 20-year semiconductor roadmap. This needs to begin with an audit of the chips that form the core of key defence equipment and critical infrastructure. Once this vulnerability assessment is done, the government needs to ensure that over time, such equipment should have chips produced end-to-end within the trusted semiconductor ecosystem.  Second, the 20-year roadmap needs a 20-year financial support plan. The roadmap needs to sequence semiconductor initiatives depending on the government’s financial wherewithal. For instance, focusing on getting a leading Taiwanese or South Korean ATMP player to India could be considered immediately, at a lower opportunity cost. Co-investing in a chip production unit at a trailing-edge, speciality chip fabrication unit could then be the next big step for the government. Concurrently, the government can focus on funding new semiconductor materials research, new design architectures for critical equipment, intellectual property protection, and technical standards. Over a two-decade period, this could well give the confidence to global investors to co-invest in a leading-edge fab here. Three, plurilateral strategic cooperation on semiconductors is a necessity for India, not a choice. The Quad Semiconductor Supply Chain Initiative, announced in the first in-person leadership summit meeting in September 2021, is a good starting point. India now needs to push for a Quad Supply Chain Resilience Fund with the goal of ensuring redundancy in this supply chain to immunise it from geopolitical and geographic risks. For instance, while the US focuses on restarting manufacturing at leading-edge nodes (5 nanometres and below), the group should be able to fund specialised analog, memory fabs operating at trailing-edge nodes (45 nanometres and above) in India, Japan or Australia. Over time, this initiative can coalesce other major semiconductor powers such as Taiwan, South Korea, the EU, and Israel.Fourth, favourable trade policies are critical for building a plurilateral semiconductor ecosystem. Over the past few years, the union government has been increasing import duties using the rhetoric of Aatmanirbharta. Such policies have major implications on the semiconductor industry globally. For example, even Taiwan, which produces over fifty per cent of contract manufactured chips needs specialised equipment that needs to be imported. Unsurprisingly, a reduction in tariffs was reportedly a major issue of contention in talks between India and Taiwan over a semiconductor collaboration earlier this year. Similarly, considering the nascent domestic market for semiconductor chipsets, foreign entities manufacturing chips in India will primarily be exporting their products. In essence, a fab in India will still be deeply connected with the world — buying equipment from some countries and selling chips to others. Finally, the 20-year roadmap needs a robust infrastructure plan. Significant quantities of reliable water and electricity supplies are non-negotiable requirements for fabs. It is not possible to meet these specialised requirements all across the country. Fabs will be clustered in a few states that have the risk appetite to get into this sector. Hence, it’s important that the union government works with interested state governments to build the necessary infrastructure.CyberPolitik #2: Norms for AI - UNESCO’s Recommendations— Sapni G KThe 41st General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) concluded on 24 November 2021 with a major step on the global development of norms on the use and regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI). 193 member states of UNESCO signed and adopted the draft AI Ethics Recommendation. It can be touted as the first globally accepted normative standard-setting instrument in the realm of AI. The voluntary, non-binding commitment is a major point of cooperation in identifying principles of ethics in the regulation of AI systems. This is one step further in conversations that presume the inevitability of AI systems’ involvement in decision making. Consequentially, it could be a first in outlining the foundations of global AI governance. Given the encouragement for multilateral and intercultural efforts, these recommendations appear to be a good starting point for engaging further in the discussions for rulemaking and governance. The structure of the document, dividing the recommendations into values and policy actions facilitates the same.Values and Value-based PolicyIn addition to furthering UNESCO’s longstanding values, the recommendation also suggests policy actions to translate these principles into globally accepted normative standards. It calls for establishing compliance mechanisms to ensure human rights and rule of law are upheld, in consonance with the constitutional provisions of the signatories. It urges the signatories to incorporate ethical impact assessments as part of operationalising AI systems. It nudges states to include a transversal gender impact assessment as part of such ethical impact assessments, which is a welcome suggestion that is seldom raised in conventional conversations around AI ethics. As recommendations spanning the field of AI systems and applications, future policies on the regulation on AI in various specific scenarios, including DCNs, military, and welfare applications can draw from these recommendations.Geopolitical SignificanceBarring China, there is little broad-based regulation of AI that can affect a sizeable population of the world. The United States of America is not a member of UNESCO, which leaves it outside the list of signatories to the recommendation. The European Union’s proposed AI Act hopes to set the norm, repeating the feat achieved by the General Data Protection Regulation in 2017. The new recommendation could be reflected in the path that the AI Act chooses, essentially becoming the normative standard for decades to come. As far as India is concerned, being a passive observer of these developments might not augur well for establishing its interests in the regulation of emerging technologies.Our Reading Menu[Paper] International Cooperation in Space Activities amid Great Power Competition by Ludmila V. Pankova, Olga V. Gusarova, Dmitry V. Stefanovich[Article] Quantum USA Vs. Quantum China: The World's Most Important Technology Race by Paul Smith-Goodson[Article] Semiconductors – the Next WaveOpportunities and winning strategies for semiconductor companies[Opinion] AI Strategic Competition, Norms, and the Ethics of Global Empire by Joseph Bouchard This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hightechir.substack.com

A recent report on education by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) shows that 1 in every three families in Kenya and Uganda borrows money for school fees. Meet vulnerable students from Njumbi High school in Murang'a county in central Kenya whose parents cannot afford to raise their school fees since joining the school. The school office of the Champlain asked the school managed to allow it to manage the school canteen to help raise the fees that cater to these students' school fees, uniform, pocket money, or logistics to and back from school. What are the challenges the students faced? How does the canteen generate income, and how is the cover-19 pandemic jeopardizing the school's fundraising efforts? And how can you help put a smile on these children this holiday season?

In honor of November's National Native American Heritage month in the United States, the Fix This team chatted with Lisa Minthorn, Sahaptian language technology specialist for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). Building on Amazon Web Services (AWS), CTUIR created the Umatilla Language Online Dictionary to preserve the Sahaptian language for generations to come. The language is currently registered as severely endangered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

In this episode we examine the guiding principles behind the United Nations' Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as outlined by Julian Huxley, the organization's first Director, in his book UNESCO: Its Purpose and Philosophy.

This week on #TubtaNabadda, we discuss initiatives undertaken by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education of Somalia to preserve Somalia's intangible cultural heritage. We interview Karalyn Monteil, UNESCO Programme Specialist for Culture, about how her organisation is supporting Somalia's efforts to preserve the country's intangible cultural heritage. She also details the benefits Somalia can draw from implementing the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which Somalia ratified in 2020. We also interview Abdullrazak Kallinle, advisor to the Somali Academy of Science and Arts (SOMASA), about its role in safeguarding Somalia's cultural heritage, and why it is important to involve the youth and women in cultural initiatives jointly being implemented by UNESCO and SOMASA. Tune in today to Radio Garowe, Radio Mogadishu, Radio Kulmiye KNN, Radio Baidoa, SBC Radio, Radio Cadaado, Radio Risalah, Radio Dalsan, Radio Hiranweyn, Radio Galgadud and Radio Kismaayo to be a part of it. Remember to call in and share your thoughts about the show, or leave us a comment below. In case you miss it on the radio, you can listen in here anytime. You can also get the podcast of this and other episodes of this show on iTunes (apple.co/2xbk78c), Stitcher (bit.ly/2x9djbd) and TuneIn (bit.ly/2kljcZJ).

Hello Interactors,My family and I are safely back home in Kirkland, Washington. It feels good to be home and dry and mosquito free. Reflecting on our visit to assorted colleges and the words uttered by students giving campus tours and admission counselor pitches, I imagined my kids embarking on their collegiate journeys. It’s a grand opportunity to pattern-match what you know and what you love with what a school can offer. The trick is finding a pattern that is close and then adapting to the environment or finding an environment that can adapt to your pattern. Is there such a school?As interactors, you’re special individuals self-selected to be a part of an evolutionary journey. You’re also members of an attentive community so I welcome your participation.Please leave your comments below or email me directly.Now let’s go…RELIGHTING THE ENLIGHTENMENTWe’ve all experienced movies and TV shows where the camera slowly pans across a vast landscape, often with mountains and steep valleys. And then, just as your eye registers wilderness, our visual sense is rewarded by the sound of a screeching, soaring bird echoing through the valley. It’s a Hollywood convention that blends suggestive artistry with the absoluteness of nature. Sometimes the sound of the screech is accompanied by the image of an eagle. That’s when my daughter and I look each other and roll our eyes and think to ourselves, “That’s not an eagle.”We got to witness the true marrying of the bird with that sound while sitting on the deck at my sister-in-law’s house in Connecticut. And right on cue, my daughter and I looked at each other with jaws agape only to return our squinting gaze back to the sky as a hawk soared above us unleashing that familiar sound. Our senses, primed by the repetitive artificiality of film, were substantiated by the naturally occurring biology of a bird. The blending of art and science.Arts and humanities have been separated from math and science through decades of academic and societal tribalism. But don’t tell our brains that. It really can’t tell the difference. Our family can’t either. My wife and I found this overlap to be our grounding attraction. Separately growing up finding fascination and success in blending the arts with mathematics; we continue to insist the braiding of these individual strands yields a stronger rope. Nature and nurture has seemingly put our kids on similar paths. Our daughter is equally adept at communicating with the environment as she is drawing it. She recently went to the Seattle Zoo to draw some animals. When she approached the tiger cage, alone, the tiger rose, stretched, and chuffed – an audible non-threatening breathy snort through the nose typically reserved for another feline friend or zookeeper. The big cat then proceeded to pose for her. She has a way with animals. She also immerses herself in the mystical ancient worlds of Chinese fiction and then exquisitely draws the scenes from memory. As she focuses her college search, she’s attracted to programs that will teach her mind to invent and her hands to make interpretations of both natural and imaginary worlds. Our son is more interested finance and economics. As a self-proclaimed car nut, perhaps he’s driven by the immediate desire to amass enough money to own his own exotic car collection. Or maybe as a budding car photographer he too is attracted to programs that celebrate the blending of arts and sciences. After all, despite attempts in recent decades to attach economics to rational mathematical certainty, it is still a branch of the social sciences. And it’s confounded by the interwoven and interdependent uncertainties of human behavior who’s desire to attain worldly possessions is bounded by the limits of our natural resources.In the words of esteemed biologist, E. O. Wilson, from his book Consilience – The Unity of Knowledge:“But the theorists cannot answer definitively most of the key macroeconomic questions that concern society, including the … strength of ”externalities” such as the deteriorating global environment. The world economy is a ship speeding through uncharted waters strewn with dangerous shoals. There is no general agreement on how it works. The esteem that economists enjoy arises not so much from their record of successes as from the fact that business and government have no where else to turn.” Wilson goes on to argue that of all the fields in social science, economics, as it was intended to be studied and practiced, is furthest along the path of integrating the arts and sciences. Economics has embraced the lucidity of calculus and analytical geometry that advanced fields like physics, chemistry, and biology. But it was the behavior of the physical environment that inspired Newton to invent the language of calculus to describe it. It was through the manipulation of environmental conditions that he arrived at the mass and distance laws of gravity and three laws of motion – all in the span of just three years. For the first time the world had a way of consistently and empirically describing and understanding astronomical orbs in motion and earthly sand in the ocean. Poet Alexander Pope summed up Newton’s nudging of the world from darkness in two lines:"Nature and Nature’s laws lay hid in night:God said, “Let Newton be!” and all was light.FROM NEWTON TO NEEDHAMNewton’s influence on the age of Enlightenment cannot be understated. Once great thinkers of the time realized the power of analyzing and describing complex phenomena in repeatable, fundamental terms, they sought ways to apply it. In 1835 Belgian astronomer and mathematician, Adolphe Quetelet, asked why not apply these methods to social phenomena? Soon the field of “social physics” was born; what we now call sociology. Quetelet was interested in applying statistical methods to the social sciences believing they could help explain phenomena like crime rates, marriage rates, and suicide rates. He was criticized by other scientists for assuming such events had an explanation other than freedom of rational choice. Here we are 186 years later and many in the social science of economics still believe humans are rational actors and insist personal choice will ultimately lead to our collective good; despite a world economy with historic income inequality, exploitive labor practices, fragile global supply chains, extractive capitalistic markets, and dwindling natural resources. Their math does not compute. The enlightenment’s insistence on precise reduction of the natural world into mathematical minutia was the work of Newton’s predecessor, the inventor of algebraic geometry and modern philosophy, and France’s preeminent scientist, René Descartes. He believed that because the world exists in three dimensions, it should be described in three dimensions. I spent last spring focused on the chopping of America into a grid made of dots named after Descartes: the Cartesian coordinate system.Descartes vision for a unified knowledge grounded in a fundamental reduction of the world into mathematical terms came to him in 1619 in a single night of successive dreams. He recognized everything in the world, from rainfall to reasoning, results from cause and effect. This rational description of naturally occurring phenomena is what led him to marry the idea of physics with medicine to create the field of biology. But as a devote Catholic and a believer in God as the perfect creator, he had a conflict to resolve. He solved it by creating the separation of mind and body. With one phrase, I think, therefore I am, he was able to justify the idea of God as being all powerful in his head while his body was of this world and thus scientifically testable and mathematically measurable.Some historians believe is was this logical and rational separation that fueled the explosion of scientific discovery throughout three centuries of Enlightenment in a Europe dominated by religious belief, power, and control. An era of discovery unique to Europe. British scientist and historian, Joseph Needham, spent most of his career trying to understand and explain why countries like China and India didn’t have their own ‘Enlightenment’ given their advancements in science that predated European discoveries. In 1969 he posited what has become known as “The Needham Question.”  He asked, “Why did modern science, the mathematization of hypotheses about Nature, with all its implications for advanced technology, take its meteoric rise only in the West at the time of Galileo.” He was particularly interested in why the same discoveries “had not developed in Chinese civilization.” After all, Needham pointed out later, in 1985, that even one of the founders of the Enlightenment, Francis Bacon, “had selected three inventions, paper and printing, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass, which had done more than (anything else), he thought, to transform completely the modern world and mark it off from the antiquity of the Middle Ages. He regarded the origins of these inventions as ‘obscure and inglorious’ and he died without ever knowing that all of them were Chinese.”In 1937 three Chinese students came to study at Cambridge where Needham was doing work in biochemistry. One of these students, Shen Shih-Chang, studied under Needham, another, Wang Ying-lai, went on to be the first to create a synthetic insulin, and the third, Lu Gwei-djen, was a biochemist and historian who taught Needham Chinese and went on to co-author the influential book, Science and Civilisation in China with Needham. Their knowledge of science and history inspired him to take many extended trips to China to meet and consult with an array of Chinese scholars, artists, and scientists. His commitment to this cross-cultural exchange is what led him to co-found the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1945. Needham concluded that China’s “focus stayed on holistic properties and on the harmonious, hierarchical relationships of entities, from stars down to mountains and flowers and sand. In this world view the entities of Nature are inseparable and perpetually changing, not discrete and constant as perceived by the Enlightenment thinkers. As a result the Chinese never hit upon the entry point of abstraction and break-apart analytic research attained by European science in the seventeenth century.” [Wilson: Consilience] As Needham’s interpretation of the history of Chinese science unfolded, he became increasingly convinced the ancient spiritual belief of Taoism played a central role in their discoveries and advancements. THE TAO OF YOUThe word Tao is a Chinese word that can have many meanings depending on tonal variation. According to one Chinese dictionary, said one way it has 39 meanings all related to “way” or “path”, but if said with another variation it has six meanings related to “guide” or “lead.” Etymological scholars seem to agree on the root meaning: “to tend in a certain direction.” The Traditional Chinese characters for Tao pictorially construct such a meaning: 迪.   辶 ti  "walk" and , 由 yu  "to proceed from”. Taken together they can mean "follow a road," "go along," "lead", "direct", or "pursue the right path." Maybe we could add another popular English word the western world adopted, “enlightened.”Like Needham, my daughter was also influenced by the presence of Chinese students. What started in middle school as an obsession with K-Pop has morphed into a fascination with a genre of Chinese fantasy novels called  仙侠, Xianxia. The literal translation is 仙 xian “immortal” 侠 xia “hero” and the novels feature mortal protagonists known as ‘cultivators’ who nurture life experiences and resources through struggle and pain to become immortal beings or xian. Like Needham’s interpretation of Chinese science, this genre draws heavily on Taoist beliefs and also Chinese martial arts. Cultivators are often students of Tao philosophy and they’re “following a road” in “pursuit of the right path”. My daughter is enamored with the Taoist doctrine of living simply and honestly and in harmony with nature. It’s what she experiences in her Dr. Doolittle-esque interactions with animals, drawing them in their habitat, or even recreating scenes depicting twisted plots from one of 300 chapters found in her voluminous Chinese novels. The word plot was first meant to mean a building site. Then directors came along to plot areas on a stage for actors to enact a scene — for a story that we now refer to as a plot.   We humans have been plotting through the visual arts, depicting stories of animals and humans interacting with people and place, for at least the last 30,000 years. Caves have allowed these images to remain all this time, but many scholars believe people were drawing on whatever they could find; countless images washed away by weather and time. What my daughter is doing is in her DNA. It’s in yours too.Drawing is what provided a shortcut through Darwinian evolution. Before our brains were able to draw, pre-human creatures were stuck evolving at the same evolutionary rate as any other species. But once our brains became powerful enough to take what we saw in the world and then draw it, that knowledge could be stored for generations. Over successive iterations, the plot thickened. By drawing scenes and telling stories humans could communicate between tribes and generations about what worked and what didn’t. The sound of the hawk screeching across the sky. What does it look like? What does it mean? We cheated the system of evolution through maps, drawings, and depictions of life and death; humans in search of advancement, economic utility, with minimal negative externalities. We drew images of struggle on the path of mortality in search of the right path; cultivating a journey to the immortality of our species through artistic genetic shortcuts. Without images our species would have evaporated ages ago. Given the climate crisis, and our economy that fuels it, what stories will the images tell to future generations? Epigenetics is the study of how our behavior and our environment influence how our genes work. We shape our environment and our environment shapes us. We all inherit a set of DNA from nature, but epigenetic environmental changes alter how a DNA sequence is influenced. Nature and nurture. My wife and I have given our kids the genes they have and we’ve provided the environment for their DNA to be influenced. In another year they’ll be embarking on journeys into environments of their choosing learning new ways to shape their own DNA and the environment around them. Like the bird flying high in the sky, let’s hope they find ways to live simply and honestly and in harmony with nature. Let’s hope we all find the right path. Subscribe at interplace.io

May 05 of every year is celebrated as African World Heritage Day & World Portuguese Language Day by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Presented by : Abdul Credits, Image by Manuela Milani from Pixabay

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International Mother Language Day was declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999. Listen this Podcast to know the interesting facts... Credits, Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

“The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, the sciences, and culture. It has 193 member states and 11 associate members as well as partners in the nongovernmental, intergovernmental, and private sector. Headquartered in Paris, France, UNESCO has 53 regional field offices and 199 national commissions that facilitate its global mandate.” “Xinjiang borders the countries of Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The most well-known route of the historical Silk Road ran through the territory from the east to its northwestern border. It is home to a number of ethnic groups, including the Turkic Uyghur, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, the Han, Tibetans, Hui, Tajiks, Mongols, Russians and Xibe. Only about 9.7% of Xinjiang's land area is fit for human habitation.” “Chipotle is one of the first chains of fast casual dining establishments. In 1998, the first restaurant outside of Colorado opened in Kansas City, Missouri. The company opened its first location in Minnesota by opening near the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis in March 1999. The company trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CMG.” Wikipedia.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Happy New Year Glocal Citizens! We're starting 2021 on a "write" note. This week my guest is Sala Elise Patterson, a communication, content and brand strategist, and writer. Sala began her career as an editor at Conde Nast Traveler Magazine in New York before leaving to work in international cooperation in the wake of 9-11. That work took her to Rome and Dar es Salaam with the United Nations; to Paris with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; and to Tunis with the African Development Bank. In 2012, she founded her own communication advisory firm, Songhai Group, which serves international organizations, cultural institutions and mission-driven companies. Clients have included World Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, McKinsey & Company, World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), Galerie Number 8 and National Urban League, among others. Throughout her career, Sala has written on art, culture and lifestyle. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Style Magazine, Harvard Design Magazine, The Atlantic’s CityLab, KINFOLK, Ford Foundation Report, TRUE Africa, the Musée D’Orsay exhibition catalogue for The Black Model: From Géricault to Matisse and in the short, experimental documentary film, Protect, for which she was the screenwriter. Sala is a native Washingtonian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crestwood_(Washington,_D.C.)) and product of DC Public Schools. She holds a BA in African-American Literature from Columbia University (cum laude), an MSc in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies and speaks Italian, French, Portuguese and a bit of Japanese. She lives with her husband and 12-year old son in Rome, where she is currently on assignment with the World Bank. Where to find Sala? www.salapatterson.com (https://www.salapatterson.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/salaelisepatterson) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/salaelise/) What’s Sala reading and writing? •The Sun Magazine (https://www.thesunmagazine.org) •Rita Dove (http://people.virginia.edu/~rfd4b/) •James Baldwin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baldwin) •Toni Morrison (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Morrison) •Lost in the City (https://smile.amazon.com/Lost-City-20th-anniversary-Stories/dp/006219321X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1609655039&sr=8-1) by Edward P. Jones •Siddharta Mitter (https://siddharthamitter.com) • On Teju Cole (https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/2019/05/teju-cole-on-the-unpredictability-and-potential-of-the-city-once-you-give-up-insisting-on-stereotypes-you-can-really-start-to-see/) • On Adrienne "Ady" Fidelin (https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/style/tmagazine/25tmodel.html) What’s Sala listening to? FIP Radio (https://www.fip.fr) Other topics of interest- • Ady in Works (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7988949b773671860c989b/t/5ef4eafb38c5a1444fe2beef/1593109250462/DOrsay+FINAL+with+cover.pdf) • Man Ray (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Ray) • Niama Safia Sandy (https://www.instagram.com/___niama___/?hl=en) • School of African and Oriental Studies University (https://www.soas.ac.uk/) Special Guest: Sala Elise Patterson .

Episode 008: Studio CultureWhat is studio culture and how does it relate to professional practice? Guests: Andrew Caruso, Director of Strategy & Operations for Urban Solutions at Hatch Anthony Vanky, Assistant Professor in Urban Planning at the University of Michigan Taubman College Andrew Caruso, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, CDT Andrew is an architect and economist, working at the intersection of urbanization and development within the world’s emerging cities. He has nearly 15 years of global leadership experience in consulting, NGO management, mergers & acquisitions, organizational development, architecture, master planning, urban resilience and international development, across five continents. He is Director of Strategy & Operations for Urban Solutions at Hatch, a global engineering, development and management consultancy with more than 65 offices on six continents. As a member of the Urban Solutions leadership team, Andrew helps reshape world cities through innovative technical and strategic consulting services — master planning, economic analysis, policy advisory, and resiliency planning — for public and private clients facing the pressures of rapid urbanization.  He holds a professional degree in Architecture (with honors) from Carnegie Mellon University and a Masters degree in International Economics and International Development (with honors) from the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies. Andrew has held seats on the national Boards of Directors for three of the five governing organizations for the profession of architecture in the United States: the American Institute of Architects, the National Architectural Accrediting Board and the American Institute of Architecture Students. He has been appointed to national committees for all five governing organizations, as well as the International Union of Architects and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He has twice represented the United States as an official delegate to the UIA World Congress on Architecture and served on the founding steering committee for the National Academy for Environmental Design. Anthony Vanky, PhD Anthony is an Assistant Professor in Urban Planning at the University of Michigan Taubman College, focusing on the use of data-centric practices in city-making and urban planning. He has previously held appointments at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and Data Science Institute, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). At MIT, Anthony was a founding team member and the first academic programs manager of MIT designX, an academic accelerator dedicated to advancing innovation and entrepreneurship in design, cities, and the built environment. He was also a research lead at the MIT Senseable City Lab, a multidisciplinary research group. At the Lab, Anthony also served as the Lab’s partner and outreach strategist. He connected companies’ and governments’ interests in smart cities to the research of the Lab and MIT. Anthony’s own research considers the use of digital data and pervasive sensing technologies to design, plan, evaluate urban environments, and spans the disciplines of urban design, urban technologies, innovation studies, and public health. Anthony has widely presented topics of design, technology, and urbanism, including at Harvard University, the British Government, and several dozen private and public organizations. Anthony holds prior degrees from MIT and Tulane University. Show Links:  http://www.andrewcaruso.com/ (http://www.andrewcaruso.com/) https://vanky.co/hello/ (https://vanky.co/hello/) http://www.aias.org/ (http://www.aias.org/) Support this podcast

Does this crisis provide an opportunity for policy makers to rethink education - addressing not only the digital divide but also being focus on what is central to the role of the school in society. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

What are the considerations for governments and policymakers when planning for the reopening of schools considering pre-pandemic inequalities are deepened by the current crisis. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Last week, the Education Ministry announced a staggered approach to the reopening of public schools from the 24th of June -- beginning with exam-year students in Form 5 and Upper Six. What are the lessons that Malaysia can learn from other countries, as schools across the world start to reopen? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "13% of Museums May Not Reopen after Pandemic" Research has found that an estimated 13% of museums that closed because of the coronavirus pandemic may never open again. According to two studies, 90% of museums across the world — around 85,000 — have had to close because of the pandemic. The studies were done by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). UNESCO and ICOM say they will use the information to find ways to support institutions after life returns to normal. The research found that only 5% of museums in Africa and the Small Island Developing States (SIDS), like Samoa and Haiti, were able to offer online materials. But even museums with online services will see a large decrease in earnings if they can't open for visitors. In the US, the American Alliance of Museums also says museums are losing as much as $33 million a day. A study by Americans for the Arts also found that non-profit arts and culture organizations in the US had lost about $5.5 billion by mid-May. UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said that museums are important to the "resilience of societies. We must help them cope with this crisis and keep them in touch with their audiences." UNESCO plans to begin discussions among international experts about how to help museums with their problems. The talks are part of its ResiliArt program, which was started to support artists affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

Dr, Guido Lang shares his insights on developing new ideas and bringing them to the market, especially in the technology space. He reinforces the idea that staying focused on solving one particular problem first, before trying to scale, is key to a successful new business. And he discusses the need for a more inclusive education in digital skills. Dr. Lang is an Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems at Quinnipiac University, where he founded the university's App Development Lab and served as a founding board member of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Besides teaching in the Computer Information Systems, Business Analytics, and MBA programs, he advises students on how to launch technology startups. He is a serial entrepreneur and most recently the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of CheckSamples, a startup in the healthcare technology space. Dr. Lang has published dozens of articles in the area of computing education research, which have won awards from the Education Special Interest Group of the Association for Information Technology Professionals and appeared in journals such as the Journal of Computer Information Systems, Journal of Information Systems Education, and Journal of Research on Technology in Education. He has been a Visiting Researcher at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, where he conducted research on global digital skills initiatives. He holds a Ph.D. in Information Systems from Baruch College, City University of New York. Learn more: LinkedIn Hosted by: Christopher Lacy, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Produced by: Joshua Williams, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design Executive Producer: Fashion Consort Follow the podcast on Instagram: @RetailRevolutionPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In The Hot Box Episode 29 we celebrate International Jazz Day which is a relatively new affair started back in 2011 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and gain much ground. This episode features a necessarily small sample of music created by jazz musicians from many different countries, including Ireland, demonstrating the increasingly wide dimension of jazz music today and the role that it plays around the world. Even the first piece played includes musicians from Colombia, Cuba, Canada, USA, Switzerland, Argentina, Greece, France and Portugal, recorded in a big band led by Colombian newcomer Juan Andres Ospina. You can hear tracks from Francesco Turrisi's new album “Northern Migrations” as well as Linley Hamilton's new album “Making Other Arrangements”. On top of that we have tracks from a surprise parcel from the Norwegian Embassy in Dublin and many more international acts.

Prof. András Szöllösi-Nagy is one of the most recognised names in international water management, in that over the past 40 years he has been instrumental in the shaping both institutions and approaches to freshwater management. Prior to his 2009-2014 appointment in Delft as rector of UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, he was director of the Division of Water, secretary of the International Hydrological Programme, and deputy director general of the natural sciences sector of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). While at UNESCO, Szöllösi-Nagy developed the organization’s response capacities in the area of freshwater, including launching the World Water Assessment Program (WWAP) and the Potential Conflict to Cooperation Potential (PCCP) program that deals with conflict prevention and resolution concerning international waters. In 2003, Szöllösi-Nagy was instrumental in establishing the new UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education and was a key player in the integration of the institute’s education and research programs in UNESCO. Dr. Szollosi-Nagy is a founding member of the World Water Council (WWC) where he served six terms as an elected member of the Board of Governors. Currently, he is a professor of Sustainable Water Management at the National University of Public Service in Hungary and serves as Chair of the Intergovernmental Council of IHP. Visit http://www.kini.org.au for more interviews with leading water practitioners.

Their exact location is a jealously guarded secret but a set of mysterious petroglyphs in the Eastern Canadian Arctic feature among Ottawa’s latest submission to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for consideration as a new World Heritage… »

Interview with Louis Gagnon of the Avataq Cultural Institute about a set of mysterious petroglyphs in the Eastern Canadian Arctic that feature among Ottawa’s latest submission to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for consideration as a new World Heritage Site.

Gary Arndt is a renowned travel blogger and photographer who has made it his mission to travel to all of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, from the big names like the Great Wall of China to the most remote islands of the Pacific Ocean. In 2007, Gary sold his home and decided to travel the world, and in this episode, he tells me all about how the UNESCO program got started, what are some of the craziest places where his mission has taken him, and what ones ended up being slight disappointments. He's traveled to 337 of the sites so far, so listen to this episode to hear from someone who has really seen the world's history up close and personal. How Gary Got Started Traveling the UNESCO Sites Gary told me the story about visiting Volcanoes National Park in Hawai'i in 2007, as he embarked on his journey. And while there, he spied a sign marking the locale as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After doing a little research, he became fascinated with the list. He set off for the Solomon Islands and visited East Rennell, the southernmost island in the chain. It took a lot of traveling to get there, including eight flat tires on the drive from the airplane landing strip to the site, but there was no denying it, Gary was hooked on visiting these important world historical sites. Let's Go, UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) created the first list of World Heritage Sites in 1978, and as of this recording, there are 1,052 locales on the list. Gary has visited a third of those, and I've visited about a quarter as many as Gary, standing at 83. To become a World Heritage Site, countries have to first submit a tentative list to UNESCO, and then eventually whittle it down. It's a long and expensive process, one that can take years and hundreds of thousands of dollars to complete. But taken as a whole, the list contains some of the most awe-inspiring places on the globe, and there's no better storyteller to hear talk about those places than Gary. Gary's Favorite UNESCO World Heritage Sites to Travel to I asked Gary to give me his three favorite sites that he's visited so far, and you can tell he's passionate about this list because he didn't stop at three. One of his favorite types of sites are the old industrial historical sites, like the Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site in Norway. And to hear him speak about the Völklingen Ironworks in Saarland, Germany, you know it's a special place. He told me it reminded him of the last scene in Robocop, and that its steampunk appeal left an impression on him. And you'll want to listen to him talk about the treasures of Kakadu National Park in Northern Australia. The Strangest World Heritage Site I had to ask Gary what the strangest UNESCO World Heritage Site he's traveled to is, and without much hesitation, he cited Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump in Canada. According to Gary, it's a cliff in the Canadian plains where the native peoples there would herd the Buffalo by hand and push them off the cliff. Gary noted that it's one of the few World Heritage Sites to honor the native populations of Canada and the United States, because they built so many of their structures out of perishable materials. And you'll have to hear Gary talk about which sites were the most befuddling. The Ins and Outs of World Heritage Sites Gary has some incredible stories about the UNESCO World Heritage Sites and has been to some of the most remote places on Earth to see them. He has some interesting insights about why some countries have so many sites, while others have so few, and what places he would really like to see added to the list. If you're interested in both the natural and cultural heritage of this planet, and finding some of the most intriguing travel destinations on the globe, then you could have no better guide than Gary Arndt. Outline of This Episode [2:30] How Gary Arndt got started traveling to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites [5:45] The different types of heritage sites, and how the list got started [7:57] How a place gets on the list [15:29] Gary's favorite sites he's visited [20:25] The strangest site he's visited [23:00] Some of Gary's most underwhelming visits [28:21] The World Heritage Site that surprised him the most [29:27] A place Gary thinks should be on the list [31:05] Where he's headed next Resources & People Mentioned Gary Arndt's travel blog, Everything Everywhere UNESCO World Heritage Sites Solomon Islands Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site Kakadu National Park Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Völklingen Ironworks This Week's Giveaway! The prize for this week is a $20 Amazon gift card. To enter, simply be a newsletter subscriber and leave a comment on this blog post: Connect With Stephanie stephanie@historyfangirl.com https://historyfangirl.com

International Literacy Day is established. Literacy does more than boost citizens’ working credentials; it benefits their personal growth and financial well-being. Hoping to persuade countries to emphasize literacy, the United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) decided in 1965 to set aside a day for businesses, governments and organizations to help promote literacy and life-long learning through a variety of programs. International Literacy Day would be observed every September 8th. Twenty-five years later, the UN’s General Assembly decided to assign an entire year to the effort, and proclaimed 1990 as International Literacy Year. Canada has put a lot of effort and resources into literacy, and Canadian governments like to think it is a world leader in the area. However, Canada’s record is still left with much to be desired. Today almost one in four Canadians have difficulty understanding every day print found in newspapers, job application forms and pesticide applications. Another one in five are confused about directions for taking medications. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Dr. Dean Dudley, a senior lecturer in physical education and health from MacQuarie University in Australia, shares his journey in education and the major life lessons he has learned that have helped shape the direction of his career. Dean also discusses the key factors necessary for providing students with a quality physical education experience and ways that practitioners can become researchers in their own teaching space. The divide between research and practice is explored to better understand how this gap might be better bridged in order to enhance the overall physical education experience for students of all ages. If you are a physical education and health teacher, you are sure to find a gem or two applicable to your own practice in today’s episode with Dr. Dean Dudley. Bio Dean Dudley is currently a Senior Lecturer in Education at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia and a Chief Examiner for the New South Wales Board of Studies and Teacher Education. Prior to undertaking a career as a researcher, Dean was a Head Teacher in secondary schools, Director of Education for the Australian Sports Medicine Federation, National Education Manager for Surf Life Saving Australia and Soldier in the Australian Army. Dean completed his PhD and a Master of Education (Research) at the University of Wollongong and also holds a Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) and a Bachelor of Health Science. In 2012, Dean was awarded Churchill Fellowship in the fields of Health, Medicine and Education. Following this fellowship, Dean worked as an Expert Consultant to the United National Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and was appointed as the Australian Delegate to the International Federation of Physical Education (Fédération Internationale d'Education Physique- FIEP). Dean's research focuses on evidence-based teaching, learning, and health research in schools and the metacognitive assessment of pre and in-service teachers. He is also interested in understanding the associations between health and learning in school-aged children and adolescents. Connect with Dean Twitter: @deandudley Email: dean.dudley@mq.edu.au Themes Discussed: Quality Physical Education, Research to Practice, Curriculum, Student Achievement in PE, Teacher Empowerment, Drawing on All Disciplines

Today is Literacy Day, established 50 years ago, today.The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed September 8th as International Literacy Day in 1966 in order to actively mobilize the international community and to promote literacy as an instrument to empower individuals, communities and societies. This is now a part of the 2030 Agenda, as Goal 4.Providing safe drinking water is a major part of acheiving these goals of empowerment!Mr. Wayne will talk about how this is possible, and hopefuly announce the winners of this years' Literacy Prizes being awarded today in Paris at the UNESCO Headquaters.

Today is Literacy Day, established 50 years ago, today.The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed September 8th as International Literacy Day in 1966 in order to actively mobilize the international community and to promote literacy as an instrument to empower individuals, communities and societies. This is now a part of the 2030 Agenda, as Goal 4.Providing safe drinking water is a major part of acheiving these goals of empowerment!Mr. Wayne will talk about how this is possible, and hopefuly announce the winners of this years' Literacy Prizes being awarded today in Paris at the UNESCO Headquaters.

This presentation interrogates the idea of complete silence on the part of Africans as articulated in the literature on enslavement. The purpose is to share some of the ways in which Africans on the continent responded to the unending subject of the trade in enslaved Africans. The basic premise is that silence is both unnatural and impossible as a response to such a prolonged and devastating phenomenon. In support of this hypothesis, the discussion shares many types of evidence that refute the theory of silence. It begins by an examination of the common aspects of the physical structure of the slave castles. It continues by focusing on two sites, out of many: Ganvie in present day Republic of Benin and Nzulezo, in Ghana. Both have been chosen because they are unique settlements on water, offering ways in which the natural environment was employed in the aid of self-preservation and later to serve as a means of remembrance. The settlements came about because humans decided to do what all humans will do: defend themselves against attack. Opoku-Agyemang, who earned her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from York University in Toronto, Canada, has chaired or served on 20 national boards in Ghana. She also served on the executive board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The author of nine book and numerous articles and papers, her research interests include literature by African women, Ghana’s oral literature, and issues related to the trade in enslaved Africans. In 2006, she addressed the United Nations General Assembly during events marking the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. During her visit to Kennesaw State, Vice Chancellor Opoku-Agymeng was accompanied by Isaac R. Amuah, director of the UCC’s Center for International Education; Isaac Ohene, university registrar, and assistant registrar, Alberta Yaa Graham; Juliana Boateng, distance education and Elaine Kwani. The delegation visited a class on the history of Ghana; met with representatives of the Center for Student Leadership, the Center for Conflict Management, the Ph.D. program in International Conflict Management and the Bagwell College student teaching abroad program. They also participated in workshops on teaching in Africa and attended sessions with Kennesaw State’s Ghanaian students and students who have studied abroad in Ghana.

This presentation interrogates the idea of complete silence on the part of Africans as articulated in the literature on enslavement. The purpose is to share some of the ways in which Africans on the continent responded to the unending subject of the trade in enslaved Africans. The basic premise is that silence is both unnatural and impossible as a response to such a prolonged and devastating phenomenon. In support of this hypothesis, the discussion shares many types of evidence that refute the theory of silence. It begins by an examination of the common aspects of the physical structure of the slave castles. It continues by focusing on two sites, out of many: Ganvie in present day Republic of Benin and Nzulezo, in Ghana. Both have been chosen because they are unique settlements on water, offering ways in which the natural environment was employed in the aid of self-preservation and later to serve as a means of remembrance. The settlements came about because humans decided to do what all humans will do: defend themselves against attack. Opoku-Agyemang, who earned her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from York University in Toronto, Canada, has chaired or served on 20 national boards in Ghana. She also served on the executive board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The author of nine books and numerous articles and papers, her research interests include literature by African women, Ghana’s oral literature, and issues related to the trade in enslaved Africans. In 2006, she addressed the United Nations General Assembly during events marking the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. During her visit to Kennesaw State, Vice Chancellor Opoku-Agymeng was accompanied by Isaac R. Amuah, director of the UCC’s Center for International Education; Isaac Ohene, university registrar, and assistant registrar, Alberta Yaa Graham; Juliana Boateng, distance education and Elaine Kwani. The delegation visited a class on the history of Ghana; met with representatives of the Center for Student Leadership, the Center for Conflict Management, the Ph.D. program in International Conflict Management and the Bagwell College student teaching abroad program. They also participated in workshops on teaching in Africa and attended sessions with Kennesaw State’s Ghanaian students and students who have studied abroad in Ghana.