Academy Award winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy was presented the ‘Crystal Award’ by Hilde Schwab at the 2013 World Economic Forum meeting for her efforts in promoting human rights and women’s issues through film. The award was given at the official Crystal Award ceremony held at the World Economic Forum Congress Centre‚ Congress Hall in Davos‚ Switzerland. The World Economic Forum introduced the Crystal Award in 1995 to honour personalities who are highly regarded as both cultural leaders
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Pocket Knife. After a recent visit to Zurich‚ however‚ these cliched images of Switzerland have been forever shattered in my mind‚ and replaced with one succinct‚ memorable mnemonic. No‚ not a red flag with a white cross – more a Golden Arch. Golden Arch Hotels‚ as they are known (there are two)‚ are a high stakes experiment in brand leverage. After lobbying by Urs Hammer‚ Head of McDonalds in Switzerland‚ McDonalds has made the brave move to exploit their core competence (no‚ not making
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John E. Stapleford‚ Professor of Economic Development at Eastern College in St. Davids‚ Pennsylvania‚ rightly states that ethics and economics are the ground-level topics of this book. The author also makes the valid point that both economics and ethics developed as branches of philosophy. He further observes that over the years‚ barriers between the two disciplines have developed with most economists avoiding any explicit mention of the ethical implications of the economic theories and concepts
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1949‚ and can be found in almost every home to this day. However‚ television’s “Golden Age” was between the years in 1953-55 when programming started branching away from radio formats‚ and networks like NBC‚ ABC‚ and CBS started becoming major players in television. It was also during this time that shows like Today‚ The Tonight Show‚ The Mickey Mouse Club‚ and many other shows became popular. Ever since the “Golden Age of Television”‚ television itself has grown immensely‚ with color broadcasting
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CE is known as the Golden Age of India because of the large achievements Indians made in the fields of science‚ technology‚ engineering‚ art‚ dialectic‚ literature‚ logic‚ mathematics‚ astronomy‚ religion and philosophy during the Gupta Empire. The decimal numeral system‚ including the concept of zero‚ was invented in India during this period. The peace and prosperity created under leadership of Guptas enabled the pursuit of scientific and artistic endeavors in India. The Golden Age in India came
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Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream: Imagery In "Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream‚" the author Didion uses fiery imagery to parallel the San Bernardino Valley to hell. It is a place where the "hills blaze up spontaneously‚" and "every voice seems a scream." (p.3) Didions hellish descriptions of the geography reflect the culture of San Bernardino Valley. It is "where the hot wind blows and the old ways do not seem relevant‚ where the divorce rate is double the national average." (p.4)
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A golden age is a period in which there are many advancements made in a society. Most societies experienced this in the past‚ while other civilizations are still waiting for their golden age to come. There are also some that have had a golden age already‚ but are greatly advancing once again. China is one of those societies. It is believed that China had a golden age during the Tang Dynasty‚ which happened around 618 and 907 CE. The developments being made in present-day China show that they are
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brought up ever since June 16‚ 2015. A very impressive Golden State Warriors team defeated a wounded Cleveland Cavaliers team in Game 6 of the 2015 NBA Finals. Golden State capturing their first championship since 1975. This season‚ the Warriors carried a winning streak to start the season. The winning streak came to an abrupt ending on December 12‚ 2015. The Milwaukee Bucks ended one of the most remarkable winning streaks in NBA history. Golden State started the season off 24-0 prior to the loss
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Silver Kite‚ Golden Wind! Theme Essay Many times in life we allow ourselves to be directed by what other people say or do. We struggle with others when it comes to getting our own way. We argue and fight for our own way instead of realizing that by working together‚ we can accomplish so much more. The story by Ray Bradbury‚ “The Golden Kite‚ The Silver Wind‚” is a great example of the message‚ by working together people can accomplish more than by working against each other. The first example
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The tubby little moppet in the familiar polka-dotted dress is not just the Amul Butter mascot. The Amul Girl‚ who has entered urban lore with her regular appearance on billboards accompanied by clever catchphrases that comment on contemporary events‚ stands for the very fight its parent was born to counter. The cooperative movement that began Gujarat back in 1946 was a movement against the atrocities of Polson Dairy‚ a locally-owned dairy in Anand‚ Gujarat‚ which allegedly procured milk from
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