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Climate Change Is Killing Off a 5000-Year-Old Iraqi Culture

2016-03-27 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Motherboard: As our species finds itself staring down the barrel at widespread environmental collapse due to climate change, some of us have more to worry about than others. In particular, the Middle East and surrounding regions have been shown to be particularly vulnerable to climate change effects, especially those having to do with water: Within the last seven years the region has lost enough water to fill the Dead Sea and by 2040, 14 of the 33 most water stressed countries on Earth will be in the Middle East....

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Samsung to reform authoritarian culture to act like startup

2016-03-24 09:45:27| Semiconductors - Topix.net

In this Oct. 29, 2015 photo, a logo of Samsung Electronics Co. is seen at its shop in Seoul, South Korea.

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World's biggest startup? Samsung Electronics to reform corporate culture

2016-03-24 09:45:26| Semiconductors - Topix.net

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd , the world's biggest maker of smartphones and memory chips, announced on Thursday that it plans to adopt a corporate culture akin to a startup, seeking to become more nimble as growth slows. Samsung's executives will sign a pledge to move away from a top-down culture and towards a working environment that fosters open dialogue.

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