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Tune into NEXT TOP CHEF with Lauren Labell and Sadhana Marikunte! See the finalists in action. Lauren will be making a traditional dish from Spain and Sadhana will be making a traditional dish from Qatar. Who will win?

I enjoyed your website very much! I like how you incorporated background information into your video as well as your website. It was great to see how well these folk foods relate to what we learn in class. For example, Lauren's food dish has no known origin. This is one of the characteristics of folk culture. Great job over all!

I loved the concept of "The Next Top Chef"! The organization of the website is great and I liked how you provided background information. It was also interesting to see the characteristics of culture embedded in the food. Overall, great job!

We will be viewing this short TED talks video in class next week. Question to ponder: What obstacles do migrants face? (LEQ 3.4)

Hello APHUG! Is anyone watching the World Cup? It is riveting with human geography bliss. Please post some connections to our Diigo as you view some games. Next year's APHUG students would love to see them. Enjoy the summer season.

How can we use these tools during the next chapter?

We'll be checking out this viewpoint later next week. 

How might this website be a valuable resource for us as we learn about migration trends these next few weeks?

The article specifically relates to why territorial conflicts arise among religious, ethnic, or national groups, in this instance it is more focused on religious groups, because it shows that these conflicts sometimes come from feelings that certain religions attract conflict, so there is a desire for a country to separate themselves from religions associated with conflict. Will any countries place sanctions on Canada, if they feel that Canada is being discriminatory?  This current event connects to a main APHUG concept of asking the why of where.  Why is Canada discriminating against certain groups with certain religions from Syria?

Wewer I too was surprised that secondary sector jobs grew as much as they did. Like you stated, this sector should not be growing in a developed country like our own.

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It is very surprising that the most globally popular sport in the world (soccer) had a lack of medical support at a major FIFA match. However, it is good to see that the next World Cup in Brazil will have the medical bags. You never know when a player could be put into a life threatening situation. I also agree with Bronte, in that Johnson and Johnson will have a significant gain in product sales after advertising at such a prestige event like the World Cup.

It is interesting to know that FIFA has just now decided to construct a standardized medical bag for the 2014 world cup. I wonder what precautions were taken for injuries in the past.

Fishing industries in Thailand are abusing migrant workers.

I've never heard of a fishing industry helping in human trafficking. It just shows how much people don't know about the messed up industrial world that we live in. It is also crazy to hear about all the different situations people live in around the world. Globalization is happening, but places around the world still are drastically different.

I didnt even know that Thailand had such a prominant fishing industry, let alone the fact that they are basically using slaves instead of at least paying some sort of wage.

According to new research it's estimated that global carbon emissions will reach 40 billion tons 2014, a record high in human history. If carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere exceeds 3200 tons then the global temperature average will see a 2 degrees Celsius increase since the Industrial Revolution. The Earth hasn't actually seen any mind-blowing drastic changes in the environment because of climate change but this 2 degree threshold is where things start to change and it might actually be a big threat. carbon-dioxide in the air increases every year not at a linear rate but an exponential one. There's already ~2000 tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and its estimated that another 1200 tons will be emitted in the next 30 years. That's our generation. What can we do to prevent the rise in the global temperature average, and what is already set in stone?

Another great post and excellent question. What do you think, APHUG? Interesting doc. ...http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/11/01/executive-order-preparing-united-states-impacts-climate-change

With the speedily approaching presidential election, Republican and Democratic candidates have taken over the news with their ideas and justification as to why he or she should be the next president. After the Benghazi crisis occurred in 2012, there was much controversy over the Islamic militants and their violent action that caused the death of several US government officials. Later, the controversy expanded when it was discovered that Hillary Rodham Clinton was using a personal server and email accounts while serving as the Secretary of State (2009-2013). While at the time, Clinton downplayed the issue, the national security issue has come back to bite during the current election. This prime example of Globalization can be examined in several ways. The emails sent information that then affected people and cultures on the other side of the world. Also, the emails have spread ideas across the United States and have shifted some Democratic support to Bernie Sanders, the other popular candidate. Politics and current world events are often linked together and can leave negative and positive effects on the opposite sides of the globe.

I agree with your statement at the end about the negative and positive impact of globalization around the world. How may this be apparent in the books you all read this summer?

When reading Behind the Beautiful Forevers, there was a constant theme of political power and corruption. Asha, a popular wife of an unsavory drunk in Annawadi, desired to have a position of power to prove that she was in control of her family. She used her cell phone to organize meetings with other politicians in order to hopefully be one of few female slumlords. Later on in the story, the reader learns that the "meetings" were intimate times between her and various politicians to gain their support and assistance. Like Clinton with the personal emails, she eventually got herself in trouble but rather than facing trial in court, she was thrown into the back of a van, never to be seen again. Politics can make people do things that they never would have, all for the desire for power and respect.

This article has interesting relationship with globalization. Due to modern technology jobs are moving, and in some instances disappearing altogether. A good example of this is car manufacturing. Detroit was a major factory town that pumped out hundred of thousands of cars in its prime and had a very strong economy. When the factories left Detroit the town failed. The factory workers were for the most part uneducated and as such were unable to find new jobs. This resulted in Detroit's economy collapsing. A similar process occurred in many US factory towns. These jobs have since moved to developing countries with less strict labor laws, and lower or non existent minimum wages. This has propelled countries like China upward economically. Some processes have been automated to the point that humans are really only needed to service the machinery, this has resulted in some jobs disappearing entirely. As technology improves this could happen more and more, for example self driving cars (http://www.google.com/selfdrivingcar/). There are roughly sixty thousand cab drivers in New York City, when self driving cars become functional all those people will be out a job. Looking at the hospitality industry, specifically fast food giant, McDonalds, some positions such as cashier could potentially be automated in the next years (http://www.inquisitr.com/1594675/mcdonalds-counters-minimum-wage-hike-15-automation/). And so with more and more unskilled positions being moved across the globe or obsoleted and insufficient skilled positions that ask's the question "How will people support themselves?"

Thank you for the thorough response, William. This was an interesting article and a thought-provoking question. I wonder if the rise in automation of tasks will advance our development.

Wanna learn about empanadas and sambar? I knew it. Visit our site to learn about two different dishes from to very different cultures!

Great easy to navigate website design. Also the recipe's were very specific and really gave instructions to make these foods at home.

I learned a lot from your informational website about empanadas. It is a very nice layout and overall entertaining. Great job!

Americans spend around 5 hours per day watching television. What makes TV so special? How does it affect our culture as well as the culture of countries around the world? How does an American TV show become popular in Germany? Visit our website to find out!

I had no idea that there were so many international variations for just one show! Another example would be America's Got Talent has variations in 58 different countries. The videos also show how much other countries are willing to spend on their T.V. programs.

I really like how this website shows all the variations of the similar shows! It was interesting to see all the differences and how so many American shows are shown in other countries. Great job!

In this article, ethnic groups, such as the Maori, which are found in New Zealand, are getting paid lower wages and they are not considered equal to the other non-ethnic groups. Even though this has not escalated to a full out war (yet), what would happen if the Maori stopped putting up with being "inferior" to the other groups? Would a territorial conflict arise? I think the answers to these questions are obvious because land equals money, which equals power. So, for these Maori people to get the equality they deserve, maybe all they need is a territorial war to gain back power?

I don't think war is a good idea, it seems that if the people want equal pay, they have to do something about it. As seen in the Arab-Israeli conflict, it may not be the best idea to go to war, but perhaps the people need to do something else.

I agree with Brooke. Despite the fact that land equals money and money equals power, does a war guarantee that the minority group will gain land and thereby power to be paid the same amount? In addition, a war requires political power and money in order to gain access to resources. If the minority group has little power to begin with, how are they to obtain the resources necessary to win a war? There must be a better solution to this issue than to go to war.

How have earthquakes in California molded the environmental perception within nature culture? Furthermore how has this changed how Californians act on the land?

This catastrophic environmental event obviously affected humans in a negative way. Why do we not take into consideration the lives affected, and put more resources into research that could be used to ensure that the damage to society is less the next time a similar event occurs? As natural disasters such as this become increasingly disastrous around the world, why are steps not being taken to increase the ability to cope with the repercussions?

Great follow up questions. I wonder which countries in the world are the most proactive when it comes to their interaction with the environment.