Cumulatively, these resulted in the famous projection map of Gerardus Mercator in 1569, a plan of the world that still forms the basis of schoolroom teaching and Google Maps.
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In the weird world of Web 2.0, new forms of entertainment such as Second Life and fake CEO blogs blur the boundary between what is real and fake.
Analysis conducted by the KOF Institute, a Zurich-based consultancy, shows that the share of world population that forms the international market has grown from about 15-20% in the 1970s and 1980s to 95% in the first decade of the Millennium.
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The Jim Rogerses and Marc Fabers of the world have stated in various forms that we are in the early innings of a major economic up cycle, propelled by the coming vast consumption needs of a developing powerful middle class, especially in the emerging markets.
The user curated model is extending beyond music to the world of books, movies, news and all other forms of entertainment.
Ancient cultures around the world found their own forms of gum.
We live in a world that needs alternative forms of energy which are not hydrocarbon based, forms of energy that do not contaminate at every stage of their lifecycle, that do not place benzene and formaldehyde in our air, diesel fuel in our aquifers and more benzene and formaldehyde as we drive our kids to work.
Myanmar has one of the world's highest rates of tuberculosis and drug-resistant forms of both tuberculosis and malaria are spreading.
The shippers and freight forwarders of the world can do their part as well by standardizing forms and formats of the data they provide to customs organizations worldwide.
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And that it does still exist in a number of forms around the world?
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The social network has, in a little over six years, picked up 500 million users, sucked up a good bit of the world's free time, and not incidentally made possible new forms of organization among strangers that have affected the policies of nations.
Britain's Nicole Cooke finished in sixth place in the event, which forms part of the World Cup series.
Tribe of One are world-class performers who fuse the rich heritage of indigenous cultures with modern forms of artistic expression.
Just as an ecosystem benefits from diversity, so the world is better off with a multitude of corporate forms.
He looks at what affects the region's relationships with the outside world, but always within the framework of what forms Middle Eastern society.
Ponting retired at the start of this month following the series defeat by South Africa, being Australia's leading runscorer in all forms of cricket and the world's second highest behind Sachin Tendulkar of India.
"CIE is committed to working in equal partnership with our colleagues from education ministries around the world, a relationship that forms the backbone of our reputation and work in global education provision and assessment, " he said.
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It is telling that Pearson resists the impulse of true scholars and intellectuals to probe the cultural contexts and social meanings of art forms that demand the world's attention in the way hip hop has over the past quarter century.
Neo-liberalism is a term used by the left to describe the modern school of economics which attempts to move the world towards free-markets (classical liberalism) and away from various forms of central control.
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And only 10% of the life forms inhabiting that unknown world are known to those on the surface.
Education forms an intrinsic part of managing World Heritage Sites and is specifically referred to in the World Heritage Convention.
And the melt water forms an essential part of many of the world's major rivers.
Each atom of that stone, each mineral flake of that night filled mountain, in itself forms a world.
All over the rich world they are getting their licences later, and they use other forms of transport more than the young did a generation ago.
There are many gradations of public engagement, from simply explaining various dimensions of climate science (from computer models to changes already underway around the world), to more engaging in substantive issues of policy or more assertive forms of advocacy.
In a world that seems to move more quickly every day, we need new forms of dialogue between cultures, we need new bridges of respect and understanding between peoples.
The report says that as the distinction between online and real world identities diminishes criminals are likely to try and exploit the many new forms of interlinked data relating people's identities and from social media and professional and financial websites in order to steal identities.
As a result, the world is menaced by "superbugs" - strains of bacteria that defy all existing forms of treatment.
"People from all over the world are coming to live in Holland, so you have to make new forms of living together, " he said.
Energy has driven the world for over a thousand years Wind, Hydro and Solar are the oldest forms of energy giving power to all smart enough to use it.
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