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CultureGrams & World Conflicts Today Releases: Updated 4.4.08
As 2008 rolls on, our CultureGrams (free trials) team has released yet another set of updates and new content to our CultureGrams solutions.
In brief, login to CultureGrams and World Conflicts Today to experience all of the most recent updates, including:
- Outline Maps: In response to direct requests from educators, CultureGrams now offers outline maps of every country. These blank maps allow students to fill in cities and geographical features on their own, perfect for classroom use!
- 2 new World Edition countries (added April 2008): New Caledonia (a group of tropical islands where Pacific and French cultures meet) and Vatican City (the world's smallest country, where the Catholic pope is head of state.)
The World Edition now features 204 countries, including all 192 U.N. member states and more.
- Updated historical timelines and government sections in our States and Provinces editions. These content pieces have been updated to include the most recent changes.
- Revised content throughout the site: All editions have been updated with the latest information and critical reviews in April 2008.
- Citation Generator: Just click the citation link and get an MLA citation for the content at hand. Handy, concise, and critical for researchers at all levels.
- Videos: Short videos (streamable and downloadable in WMV and QuickTime) are among the great new additions to CultureGrams. A Videos link can always be found at the top of the World and Kids editions. Examples of the new video feature include a look at the diamond trade in Belgium, street performers in Dublin, a flamboyant "welcome dance" in a Malian village, and dozens more. (Video highlights)
- Slideshows: Also new to CultureGrams is our Slideshows feature, which organizes photos around a single theme. For example, explore a souq in Egypt, a French bakery, the Duomo (Cathedral) of Milan, a chocolateria in Spain, and an open-air market in Vanuatu. (Slideshow highlights)
- 4 new Kids Edition countries (added Winter 2008): Iceland, Iran, Kazakhstan, and Laos.
- Flag Galleries & Outlines: See all the flags of the world, U.S. states, or Canada in one place. We offer the best outlines of flags on the Web, bar none.
- Native America category in our States Edition: Every state now has its own Native America section, with salient info about the past and present. (Separate from mentions in history sections.)
- New Cultural Notes sections in the States Edition: We've added more cultural notes--what states are known for, and what makes them tick.
- Country images: More than 1,000 new images were added to the Kids and States Editions, followed by a late month push of 160 more, bringing the total count to 1,160 by the end of 2007. Plus, new photo galleries have been added to the Word Edition, including American Samoa, Belgium, Fiji, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Samoa, United States, and Vanuatu. New photos were added in early 2008 for Greece, Armenia, Portugal, Mongolia, New Zealand, South Africa, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Ethiopia, Russia, Mauritius, and many others.
- Graphing Tool: Choose the countries you wish to compare, choose the data to review, and see it graphed instantly. Perfect for use in your library or classroom.
- New Categories in Build-Your-Own Data Tables: It's even easier to see and choose the data you want to compare.
- World Time Chart: What time is it in Gaborone, Botswana? CultureGrams can tell you what time it is in any capital city.
- Distance Calculator: How far is it between Yerevan, Armenia and Buenos Aires, Argentina? CultureGrams can give you, in miles and kilometers (and graphically, on a map), the distance between any two capitals.
- Housing section (World Edition): Explores the typical dwelling of an average family. Elements include size, building materials, decoration, access to utilities, differences between urban and rural homes, etc.
- Life Cycle section (World Edition): Learn about the rituals, celebrations, and practices that mark life transitions: birth (such as pregnancy and child naming), the transition to adulthood (coming-of-age rituals), and death (funerals and memorial rituals).
- World Conflicts Today Home Page: Sports links to the reports and slideshows in an updated, catchy format.
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