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FHSST | Mark Horner

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All posts in 'FHSST'. My OER Journey, 11 Years & Counting. Posted on August 2nd, 2013. Today marks 11 years, to the day, since we started the hair-brained scheme to collaboratively author, openly-licensed textbooks for South Africa under the banner of the Free High School Science Texts. This ultimately led to Siyavula Education‘s existence with a lot of help from the Shuttleworth Foundation and PSG Financial. Posted on July 21st, 2012. Posted on May 6th, 2011. FHSST Editing Sprint Review. Edited the FHSS...

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Producing a slate of openly-licensed titles | Mark Horner

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Producing a slate of openly-licensed titles. Producing a slate of openly-licensed titles. Posted on August 12, 2013. In my previous post. I alluded to 45 titles that we’d like to produce. That’s too strong because we wouldn’t be able to take credit for having worked on all of them so it’s actually the 45 openly-licensed titles we plan on ensuring get developed in the next 2.5 years. The list of titles we are currently involved in developing is:. Life Sciences Grade 10 [Sponsor: Vodacom Foundation. Grade ...

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Development Updates: The Commerciliazation of the oil of Cacay in Colombia has the potential to boost economic development in a number of provinces

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A blog updating you on development issues with stories from around the world. Tuesday, 14 April 2015. The Commerciliazation of the oil of Cacay in Colombia has the potential to boost economic development in a number of provinces. After reading an interesting post on the Bloomberg website entitled In-jungle-long-known-for-cocaine-a-rare-nut-is-now-all-the-rage. Is the first Colombian company to commercialize the plant and in the following video provides information on the potentials of the plant production.

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Development Updates: 07/01/2013 - 08/01/2013

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A blog updating you on development issues with stories from around the world. Wednesday, 24 July 2013. Peatland Forests in South East Asia threatened by fires and illegal logging. Land-cover maps fire detection based on satellite imagery helped to evaluate the rates and spatial distribution of peatland deforestation in Southeast Asia from 1990. The collected data are astonishing. Map source: http:/ www.aseanpeat.net/. Scarsity of products and services which constitute the income of local communities.

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Development Updates: 08/01/2014 - 09/01/2014

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A blog updating you on development issues with stories from around the world. Wednesday, 6 August 2014. Sustainable production of Cassava / Tapioca in Sub Saharan Africa, if supported by local institutions and stable commercial partners, has the potential to favour industrial development in rural areas. Wide range of adaptation for rainfall (500-8,000 mm per year). Adaptability to low-fertility soils. Resistance to deseases with with virtually no input of fertilizers, fungicides or insecticides. Through ...

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Development Updates: Rule of Law

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A blog updating you on development issues with stories from around the world. The promotion and strengthening of the rule of law in all jurisdictions of the world is essential to support the development of democratic institutions, the protection of social, political and human rights and a viable context for economic growth at local level as well as a core factor to ensure international peace and security at international level. Issued in 2012 with Resolution A/RES/67/1 of the General Assembly. The intern...

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Development Updates: Corruption Perceptions Index - "If not us, then who?" "If not our generation, then whose generation?"

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A blog updating you on development issues with stories from around the world. Wednesday, 29 April 2015. Corruption Perceptions Index - "If not us, then who? If not our generation, then whose generation? 12 sources of information for 2014 index. 1 African Development Bank Governance Ratings 2013. 2 Bertelsmann Foundation Sustainable Governance Indicators 2014. 3 Bertelsmann Foundation Transformation Index 2014. 4 Economist Intelligence Unit Country Risk Ratings 2014. 5 Freedom House Nations in Transit 2013.

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Development Updates: BRICS Development Bank maybe operative by the end of 2015

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A blog updating you on development issues with stories from around the world. Monday, 20 April 2015. BRICS Development Bank maybe operative by the end of 2015. Since 2009 the BRICS countries. Population and economic power of BRICS economies. Basic excerpt from the Agreement of the Bank. Functions (Art. 3 Annex containing the Articles to the Agreement). To fulfill its purpose, the Bank is authorized to exercise the following functions:. Ii) to cooperate as the Bank may deem appropriate, within its mandate...

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Development Updates: 02/01/2015 - 03/01/2015

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A blog updating you on development issues with stories from around the world. Wednesday, 4 February 2015. Chocolate industry needs sustainability to help producers in developing countries. The picture shows the disproportion among the gains received by cocoa producers and the revenues of chocolate manufacturers. A market which operates on the basis of very low prices for cocoa, puts at risk the sustainability of cocoa growing. The industry also funds a range of Field Schools for cocoa growers in Africa&#...

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South Africa | Mark Horner

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All posts in 'South Africa'. South Africa needs an open-access education journal. Posted on August 6th, 2014. I’m generally a big fan of the Open Access movement. I really feel like we’re all just different manifestations of a global movement toward greater openness, transparency and community that is sweeping the world. The transformation is far from complete but there is a lot happening, some of my favourite. Prototype of Grade 10 rework revisited. Posted on July 3rd, 2014. Posted on August 12th, 2013.