"If we can change that basic culture, and public financing goes a long way to change that, it has a lot of repercussions on the way that people operate, " she said.

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To test their knowledge of the country they're playing for, The Wall Street Journal quizzed four of Spain's American-born players on some basic elements of Spanish culture, history and government.

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Culture is a basic need, and cultural heritage a symbolic necessity that gives meaning to human lives connecting past, present and future.

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These discussions made possible to map the needs and perspectives for the implementation of the national curriculum guidelines for the Education on ethnic-racial relations, and on African and African-Brazilian History and Culture in the basic educational system of Brazil.

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Dr Matsuura has advanced a wide range of programmes including universal basic education, freshwater management and the preservation of living arts and culture.

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For unlike basic space systems engineering, space architecture must inherently incorporate sociology, psychology, civilization, culture and aesthetics in its designs.

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In the past year critical reports by the likes of the Patients Association and Care Quality Commission have raised concerns about the culture that is allowed to develop in some places, leading to failings in basic care.

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