“…The top-performing country in the PISA assessment of digital reading was Singapore, followed by Korea, Hong Kong-China, Japan, Canada and Shanghai-China. Students in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Korea, Singapore and the United States show the most advanced web-browsing skills. …”

“…The strength of the relationship between parents’ occupations and student performance varies considerably across countries: for example, when it comes to mathematics performance, the children of cleaners in Shanghai-China outperform the children of professionals in the United States, and the children of professionals in Germany outperform the children of professionals in Finland, on average. …”

“…For the first time, the United States is in danger of losing its most crucial economic advantage--its status as the world's greatest talent magnet, argues economist Florida. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Competence in the Workplace: A Focus on Industry and Vocational Education -- Understanding of Work: The Basis for Competence Development -- Exploring Opportunities for Collaborative Linkages in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Sector -- Workplace Competence: Integrating Social and Personal Perspectives -- Competence in the Workplace: A Focus on Schools and Colleges -- The Changing Context of Business Education: Competency Requirements for the New Paradigm -- Professional Competencies: Perspectives and Challenges for the Tertiary Sector -- Employers' Perceptions of Graduate Outcomes: A Case Study of a Private College in Shanghai -- Competence in the Workplace: A Focus on Small Business and Companies -- Workplace Trainers in Enterprises: Merging and Emerging Areas of Practice -- Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies Through Dilemma Reconciliation -- Learning Environments of Employees in Knowledge-Intensive Company Units -- Competence in the Workplace: A Focus on University and Global Contexts -- Intercultural Knowledge Management: A Competency Model for the Repatriation of Expatriates in the Asia-Pacific -- Local Needs, Global Contexts: Innovation and Excellence in Teaching in the Modern University -- Demands for Intercultural Communicative Competence in Working Life -- Conclusion…”

“…From San Francisco to Shanghai, many of the world's most innovative places are highly unequal, with the benefits going to a small few. …”

“…He and his family fled from the Nazis to the other side of the world--first to Shanghai, then to America. There, he made a career in business and politics, as an adviser to President Kennedy and as the Secretary of the Treasury under President Carter. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…""C Contacts Research Institutes and Universities """"Beijing""; ""Shanghai""; ""Guangzhou""; ""Jiangmen""; ""Tianjin""; ""D An Analysis of Niu Menchang's Research on Transformation by RNA ""; ""Notes""; ""E Statement by Dr. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cities as human constructs : Imagining a sustainable city / Gary Gardner ; Cities in the arc of human history: a materials perspective / Gary Gardner;- The city : a system of systems / Gary Gardner ; Toward a vision of sustainable cities / Gary Gardner ; The energy wildcard : possible energy constraints to further urbanization / Richard Heinberg ; The urban climate challenge : Cities and greenhouse gas emissions: the scope of the challenge / Tom Prugh and Michael Renner ; Urbanism and global sprawl / Peter Calthorpe ; City view: Shanghai, China / Haibing Ma ; Reducing the environmental footprint of buildings / Michael Renner ; City view: Freiburg, Germany / Simone Ariane Pflaum ; Energy efficiency in buildings: a crisis of opportunity / Gregory H. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Kaufmann house (Fallingwater) ; The Woodland Cemetery ; Seagram Building ; Solomon R Guggenheim Museum ; The Eames house (Case Study House no.8) ; Leicester University Engineering Building ; Casa del Fascio ; L'Unité d'Habitation ; Habitat '67 ; Kimbell Art Museum ; Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder house) ; Nakagin Capsule Tower ; Postsparkasse ; Casa Malaparte ; Sydney Opera House ; Rudolph Hall ; Phillips Exeter Academy Library ; AEG Turbine Factory ; Frederick C. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Rethinking track two diplomacy -- Key issues and questions -- The state of the field -- A normative framework -- Defining track two -- Applying track two -- A regional focus -- Historical precedents -- Comparing the Middle East and South Asia -- Roles for track two dialogues -- Socialization of participating elites: creating a constituency for regional cooperation -- Filtering: making others' ideas your own -- Transmission: turning ideas into new policies -- Limits of track two dialogues -- Regional security dialogues in the Middle East -- Introduction -- Overview of dialogues -- UCLA and the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation -- The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) -- The search for common ground -- Depaul University -- United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) -- Cooperative Monitoring Center -- Canadian-sponsored maritime activities -- The U.S. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Preface and a Note on Sources -- Acknowledgements -- Transcription -- Pseudonyms of Sneevliet while in China -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Searching for Allies: Soviet Interests in China -- 1 Early Soviet Activities in China -- 2 The Comintern Develops a Strategy for the East -- 3 Preparing for Voitinsky’s Visit -- 4 Coordinating Revolutionary Movements in the East -- 3 Creating a Communist Party -- 1 China on the Eve of and after Voitinsky’s Arrival -- 2 Voitinsky’s Mission in China -- 3 The Party Falls Apart -- 4 The Development of Communist Small Groups across China -- 4 The Chinese Communist Party Decides its Path, Sneevliet Suggests a Different Route -- 1 Post-Congress Differences -- 2 Sneevliet Travels South and Sees the Revolution’s Future -- 3 Sneevliet Travels South and Sees the Future -- 5 Concern in China, Acceptance in Moscow -- 1 Reporting in Beijing and Shanghai -- 2 Reporting to the Comintern -- 3 Sneevliet Outlines His Views -- 6 Cajoling the Chinese Communist Party, Uniting with the Guomindang -- 1 The Changing Scene in China: the Chinese Communist Party Shifts its Stance -- 2 Hangzhou: a Time of Decision -- 3 Sun Yat-sen, Wu Peifu and Soviet Russia -- 4 Sun and Joffe Reach an Understanding -- 7 Doubts in Moscow, Continued Opposition in China -- 1 Opposition in Moscow? …”

“…"At the end of 2010 in the coast city, Cancun, Mexico, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) convened its 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16), which received another round of great attention from the whole world. …”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…The post-war international drug control regime -- The United Nations and drug control -- The post-war model : prohibition victory? …”

“…The book examines the developing strategic relationships in the region, and clarifies the dilemmas for Australian policy-makers as they try to balance genuine engagement with the region against a long-standing and valued alliance with the United States. Emerging from discussions between the Shanghai Institute for International Studies and the University of New South Wales at ADFA, Asia-Pacific Security has a particular relevance for foreign-policy professionals and scholars of the region…”