California gets global water conservation perspectives

Conservation Agriculture: Global Perspectives and Developments

The global research and development community in general as well as most of the farmers worldwide are at a crossroad, and must decide on the question: which way forward with agriculture in the 21 st century? The empirical evidence provided by the farming communities as presented in this paper tells us that farmer-led transformation of agricultural production systems based on Conservation Agricu...

Microbiological safety of drinking water: United States and global perspectives.

Waterborne disease statistics only begin to estimate the global burden of infectious diseases from contaminated drinking water. Diarrheal disease is dramatically underreported and etiologies seldom diagnosed. This review examines available data on waterborne disease incidence both in the United States and globally together with its limitations. The waterborne route of transmission is examined f...

The California High School Exit Exam Gets Real

Global Perspectives

THE IMPACT: DEVELOPED VS. EMERGING ECONOMIES Developed economies already benefi t from a bewildering array of computational infrastructure, which is being progressively integrated into work and recreational activities. The same technologies let corporations operate globally and produce cost-effective products and services. Kofi Annan, in his 2002 address to the United Nations, observed: “The ne...

The Virtual World Gets Physical: Perspectives on Personalization

Never before has a medium been as widely available and individually customizable as the World Wide Web. Customization can occur along several dimensions — content sources and arrangements, “push” and “pull” delivery mechanisms, delivery vehicles ranging from PC-based browsers to mobile phones and fax printers. Many systems have been developed to exploit this capability and thereby personalize t...