Showing posts with label AS UNIT 1. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AS UNIT 1. Show all posts
Friday, 4 March 2016
Starbucks is coming to Italy.....
STARBUCKS is coming to Italy- the 'home' of coffee, see details here
Friday, 13 November 2015
Easy Jet- the rebranding player
Kaflavik, Iceland has seen a boom thanks to cheaper air travel-
then (1980s)
Now
Rebranding has had some positives and negatives
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34722176
then (1980s)
Now
Rebranding has had some positives and negatives
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34722176
TPP; New trade bloc on the block......
http://qz.com/519790/thought-the-tpp-was-a-big-deal-chinas-rival-free-trade-pact-covers-half-the-worlds-population/
Early October 2015- new Trade bloc formed- covering the Pacific ocean and known as the Trans Pacific Partnership, it is formed of countries that together account for 40% of global GDP.
members include.
As you can see the TPP does not include China, however China has been busy making a competitor block called RCEP.
Look at the countries involved in each- which holds the power?
Early October 2015- new Trade bloc formed- covering the Pacific ocean and known as the Trans Pacific Partnership, it is formed of countries that together account for 40% of global GDP.
members include.
As you can see the TPP does not include China, however China has been busy making a competitor block called RCEP.
Look at the countries involved in each- which holds the power?
the lion of Africa?
Ethiopia: the lion of Africa?
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/20/africa/ethiopia-overview-history-culture-economy/index.html
Ethiopia has a growing economy, it has world class sports people; wonderful, unique world heritage sites like the rock hewn churches at Lalibela, but this year the harvests failed and 4.5 million of its people need food aid.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/20/africa/ethiopia-overview-history-culture-economy/index.html
Ethiopia has a growing economy, it has world class sports people; wonderful, unique world heritage sites like the rock hewn churches at Lalibela, but this year the harvests failed and 4.5 million of its people need food aid.
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Saturday, 25 April 2015
Calbuca volcano erupts in Chile
The volcano is located here....
Officials and experts in Chile are warning the volcano may erupt again
There was no warning it would blow.....
People of the town of Ensenada have been ordered to evacuate amid the eruption and fears it may blow again
Towns nearby have been covered in ash and dust
The eruption has also disrupted flights...
Officials and experts in Chile are warning the volcano may erupt again
There was no warning it would blow.....
People of the town of Ensenada have been ordered to evacuate amid the eruption and fears it may blow again
Towns nearby have been covered in ash and dust
The eruption has also disrupted flights...
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Thursday, 2 April 2015
Extreme cities...
Which is the world's greenest city?
See the article here.....
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/02/where-is-the-worlds-greenest-city-ecofriendly
Bristol is Europe's green city 2015, Copenhagen comes out well in the poll also .
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/02/where-is-the-worlds-greenest-city-ecofriendly
Bristol is Europe's green city 2015, Copenhagen comes out well in the poll also .
Monday, 30 March 2015
Check out this blog called numpty nerd!!!
The numpty nerd blog has posts on the following-
Globalisation and localisation- Glocalisation
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xz35gk_corporate-glocalisation_school video clip
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqnl87_organic-glocalisation-food-in-britain_school video clip
Cultural diffusion- with a very interesting clip on TCKs (third culture kids)
https://vimeo.com/41264088 vimeo vid clip
Third Culture Kids
Third culture kid (TCK, 3CK) are a cultural group that have grown in size in an increasingly globalised world. Sometimes referred to as cultural chameleons or global nomads, TCKs are examples of people that are affected by the process of global diffusion and the way cultures can behybridised.
Where is home? A simple question for most may be a difficult question to answer if you are living in a third culture that is detached from a specific place.
International airports are places that are sometimes associated with TCKs.
Globalisation and fashion- interesting clip on the clothing we wear today
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xyx7pc_do-we-all-dress-the-same-way-now_school
Globalisation and food-
http://www.numptynerd.net/globalisation-food.html interesting clip on 'whopper virgins' the team have looked to find people who have never eaten a whopper to see if they like it.
http://www.numptynerd.net/globalisation-sport.html A good look at the globalization of sport
http://www.numptynerd.net/london-the-capital-city-of-the-world.html looks at Londons ethnoscape
Globalisation and localisation- Glocalisation
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xz35gk_corporate-glocalisation_school video clip
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqnl87_organic-glocalisation-food-in-britain_school video clip
Cultural diffusion- with a very interesting clip on TCKs (third culture kids)
https://vimeo.com/41264088 vimeo vid clip
Third Culture Kids
Third culture kid (TCK, 3CK) are a cultural group that have grown in size in an increasingly globalised world. Sometimes referred to as cultural chameleons or global nomads, TCKs are examples of people that are affected by the process of global diffusion and the way cultures can behybridised.
Where is home? A simple question for most may be a difficult question to answer if you are living in a third culture that is detached from a specific place.
International airports are places that are sometimes associated with TCKs.
Globalisation and fashion- interesting clip on the clothing we wear today
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xyx7pc_do-we-all-dress-the-same-way-now_school
Globalisation and food-
http://www.numptynerd.net/globalisation-food.html interesting clip on 'whopper virgins' the team have looked to find people who have never eaten a whopper to see if they like it.
http://www.numptynerd.net/globalisation-sport.html A good look at the globalization of sport
http://www.numptynerd.net/london-the-capital-city-of-the-world.html looks at Londons ethnoscape
Sunday, 29 March 2015
cocacolonisation- in all but 2 countries.......
Coca Cola is only not available in 2 countries- Cuba and North Korea- over the years there have been issues- it has represented capitalism's spread around the globe- 'capitalism in a bottle'.
It is not sold in Cuba since a trade embargo was put in place against the Island in the 1962 when Fidel Castro became the countries leader. NK has had the same trade embargo since 1950.
The French coined the term- coca-colonisation, when some saw the drink as a threat to French culture. It has struggled in the Middle East (banned by Arab league 1968-91) due to being sold in Israel. It was never marketed in the Soviet Union as makers feared communists would take profits.
When the Berlin wall fell in 1991, Coca- cola was sold in bucket loads to those in the east- who had lived behind the iron curtain for years,
More recently the brand has been targeted because it is American- e.g. 2003- Thailand boycotts and people emptying bottles in streets in protest to the Iraq invasion. Sales were suspended.
The Venezuelan president Chavez has encouraged Venezuelans to drink local juices and Iran's president Ahmadinejad has tried to ban the drink.
It is not sold in Cuba since a trade embargo was put in place against the Island in the 1962 when Fidel Castro became the countries leader. NK has had the same trade embargo since 1950.
The French coined the term- coca-colonisation, when some saw the drink as a threat to French culture. It has struggled in the Middle East (banned by Arab league 1968-91) due to being sold in Israel. It was never marketed in the Soviet Union as makers feared communists would take profits.
When the Berlin wall fell in 1991, Coca- cola was sold in bucket loads to those in the east- who had lived behind the iron curtain for years,
More recently the brand has been targeted because it is American- e.g. 2003- Thailand boycotts and people emptying bottles in streets in protest to the Iraq invasion. Sales were suspended.
The Venezuelan president Chavez has encouraged Venezuelans to drink local juices and Iran's president Ahmadinejad has tried to ban the drink.
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Way of life of Pacific islanders being lost to climate change
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/09/losing-paradise-the-people-displaced-by-atomic-bombs-and-now-climate-change
Some of the people living in the Marshall Islands and Kiribati have been displaced from their homes due to American nuclear testing sites, now they are threatened by climate change.
See the story in pictures here
Some of the people living in the Marshall Islands and Kiribati have been displaced from their homes due to American nuclear testing sites, now they are threatened by climate change.
See the story in pictures here
Thursday, 12 March 2015
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