Liberal societies sometimes have to adjudicate between individual rights on the one hand, and cultural traditions on the other.
One's cultural filters shape what one perceives the perception one forms of individuals on the other side of a cultural divide is influenced by what one expects to see.
The 1972 Convention for Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage developed from the merging of two separate movements: the first focusing on the preservation of cultural sites, and the other on the conservation of nature.
The management team hope to show live broadcasts of the Met Opera, the Bolshoi ballet and other cultural events such as interactive exhibitions from the British Museum.
Clauses in the Children, Schools and Families Bill require schools to cover these issues in an "accurate and balanced" way, reflecting a reasonable range of religious, cultural and other perspectives and the religious and cultural backgrounds of the school's pupils.
Dr Hawass also lobbies for the return of other cultural objects deemed to be of great archaeological value to Egypt.
Not just the goodwill that accrues during a crisis because you happen to employ 40, 000 or so natives (not counting dealerships), the company has, perforce, also learned how to bridge the cultural synapses that plague other companies, including Boeing, in their relationships with foreign suppliers.
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Under the initiative organised by the French environment ministry, exhibitions and other cultural events were staged while the cars stayed at home.
So does the language shape cultural values, or does the influence go the other way, or both?
Other than the cultural landscape, which has mushroomed to include immigrants from the Caribbean, the Middle East, South America and Asia, little has changed.
Cultural changes form the other main theme of the exhibition.
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Alcohol Concern said the regional variations reflect cultural differences and also the fact that beer and other drinks are often cheaper in the north.
The educational, cultural and ethical dimensions of sustainable development are the three other areas that UNESCO will be promoting in the lead-up to the Conference.
This integration has enabled hitherto disadvantaged people to gain equivalent qualifications with their counterparts in the formal education sector, an approach which has enabled the former to effectively participate in the cultural, economic and social development of the Kingdom like every other citizen.
On the other end of the cultural spectrum, photographer and filmmaker Larry Clark is using Tinypass to monetize himself as well.
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We have, as Mr Spivey reflects, been programmed to pathos, and the other side of that cultural coin may be our ghoulish fascination for the photo-journalism which captures the last wince and wail of every disaster.
The idea that these and some 30 other behaviour patterns are cultural rather than genetic was supported by the fact that particular sub-species (which differ from one another genetically) are not associated with particular behaviours.
The real problem is that our cultural beliefs about workplace practices lag behind technological and other changes in the workplace.
The other more difficult change is cultural.
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The 24 members of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage will meet to take stock of the progress made by States Parties on the legal, regulatory or other measures taken to safeguard intangible cultural heritage in their countries.
The World Conference on Human Rights reaffirms that States are duty-bound, as stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and in other international human rights instruments, to ensure that education is aimed at strengthening the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
To Vima says the anti-Golden Dawn protest in Potamia was organised by the cultural centre, local football team and some other residents.
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Born into a multilingual and multi-cultural family, I promote the richness that other cultures and ethnic populations share with the predominant community.
Are we next to be subjected to "Those Crazy Oughts, "(ph) in which Paris Hilton and Ken Jennings discuss Scott Peterson, the Michael Jackson trial and any other pop cultural event that happened last week?
By recognising and thus publicising individual sites, UNESCO and other cultural watchdogs risk harming the cause of conservation, which would be better served if visitors to the country were spread around a broader range of places.
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The focus of the workshop goes beyond the traditional role of the museum and includes the concept of the entire historic city as a living museum, getting away from the definition of a museum as a physical structure with four walls and a door and includes the cultural spaces, traditional skills, community and other tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
The Bolshoi Theater is one of Russia's premier cultural institutions, best known for "Swan Lake" and the other grand classical ballets that grace its stage.
So, again, when considering the lecherous behaviour of disc jockeys and other pop celebrities in the past, we need to remember the cultural framework within which it happened.
Both foreign and Chinese companies will have to adapt to the realities of doing business with each other, and they will have to overcome considerable language and cultural differences in the process.
First Avenue, one of the city's major cultural arteries, was hopping with rock stars, delegates, reporters and other conventioneers, despite the storm barreling toward the Gulf Coast.
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